diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
index 2d2d752aeac9..917ac250a648 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm75.c
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ struct lm75_data {
 
 static const u8 lm75_sample_set_masks[] = { 0 << 5, 1 << 5, 2 << 5, 3 << 5 };
 
-#define LM75_ALERT_POLARITY_HIGH_8_BIT	(BIT(2))
-#define LM75_ALERT_POLARITY_HIGH_16_BIT	(BIT(2) << 8)
+#define LM75_ALERT_POLARITY_HIGH_BIT	BIT(2)
 #define LM75_SAMPLE_CLEAR_MASK		(3 << 5)
 
 /* The structure below stores the configuration values of the supported devices.
@@ -770,11 +769,7 @@ static int lm75_generic_probe(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	data->orig_conf = status;
 
 	/* Enforce polarity active-low (default) or active-high (devicetree) */
-	if (!data->params->config_reg_16bits)
-		pol_mask = LM75_ALERT_POLARITY_HIGH_8_BIT;
-	else
-		pol_mask = LM75_ALERT_POLARITY_HIGH_16_BIT;
-
+	pol_mask = LM75_ALERT_POLARITY_HIGH_BIT;
 	clr_mask = data->params->clr_mask | pol_mask;
 	set_mask = data->params->set_mask & ~pol_mask;
 	if (device_property_read_bool(dev, "ti,alert-polarity-active-high"))