diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
index e8912f1..21353f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ config IGB
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called igb.
 
+config IGB_HWMON
+	bool "Intel(R) PCI-Express Gigabit adapters HWMON support"
+	default y
+	depends on IGB && HWMON && !(IGB=y && HWMON=m)
+	---help---
+	  Say Y if you want to expose thermal sensor data on Intel devices.
+
+	  Some of our devices contain thermal sensors, both external and internal.
+	  This data is available via the hwmon sysfs interface and exposes
+	  the onboard sensors.
+
 config IGB_DCA
 	bool "Direct Cache Access (DCA) Support"
 	default y
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile
index 624476c..f9d37c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/Makefile
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IGB) += igb.o
 
 igb-objs := igb_main.o igb_ethtool.o e1000_82575.o \
 	    e1000_mac.o e1000_nvm.o e1000_phy.o e1000_mbx.o \
-	    e1000_i210.o igb_ptp.o
+	    e1000_i210.o igb_ptp.o igb_hwmon.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c
index 51e3f4f..b6ec782 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.c
@@ -2303,12 +2303,149 @@ out:
 	return ret_val;
 }
 
+static const u8 e1000_emc_temp_data[4] = {
+	E1000_EMC_INTERNAL_DATA,
+	E1000_EMC_DIODE1_DATA,
+	E1000_EMC_DIODE2_DATA,
+	E1000_EMC_DIODE3_DATA
+};
+static const u8 e1000_emc_therm_limit[4] = {
+	E1000_EMC_INTERNAL_THERM_LIMIT,
+	E1000_EMC_DIODE1_THERM_LIMIT,
+	E1000_EMC_DIODE2_THERM_LIMIT,
+	E1000_EMC_DIODE3_THERM_LIMIT
+};
+
+/* igb_get_thermal_sensor_data_generic - Gathers thermal sensor data
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *
+ *  Updates the temperatures in mac.thermal_sensor_data
+ */
+s32 igb_get_thermal_sensor_data_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw)
+{
+	s32 status = E1000_SUCCESS;
+	u16 ets_offset;
+	u16 ets_cfg;
+	u16 ets_sensor;
+	u8  num_sensors;
+	u8  sensor_index;
+	u8  sensor_location;
+	u8  i;
+	struct e1000_thermal_sensor_data *data = &hw->mac.thermal_sensor_data;
+
+	if ((hw->mac.type != e1000_i350) || (hw->bus.func != 0))
+		return E1000_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+
+	data->sensor[0].temp = (rd32(E1000_THMJT) & 0xFF);
+
+	/* Return the internal sensor only if ETS is unsupported */
+	hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, NVM_ETS_CFG, 1, &ets_offset);
+	if ((ets_offset == 0x0000) || (ets_offset == 0xFFFF))
+		return status;
+
+	hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, ets_offset, 1, &ets_cfg);
+	if (((ets_cfg & NVM_ETS_TYPE_MASK) >> NVM_ETS_TYPE_SHIFT)
+	    != NVM_ETS_TYPE_EMC)
+		return E1000_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+
+	num_sensors = (ets_cfg & NVM_ETS_NUM_SENSORS_MASK);
+	if (num_sensors > E1000_MAX_SENSORS)
+		num_sensors = E1000_MAX_SENSORS;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < num_sensors; i++) {
+		hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, (ets_offset + i), 1, &ets_sensor);
+		sensor_index = ((ets_sensor & NVM_ETS_DATA_INDEX_MASK) >>
+				NVM_ETS_DATA_INDEX_SHIFT);
+		sensor_location = ((ets_sensor & NVM_ETS_DATA_LOC_MASK) >>
+				   NVM_ETS_DATA_LOC_SHIFT);
+
+		if (sensor_location != 0)
+			hw->phy.ops.read_i2c_byte(hw,
+					e1000_emc_temp_data[sensor_index],
+					E1000_I2C_THERMAL_SENSOR_ADDR,
+					&data->sensor[i].temp);
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
+/* igb_init_thermal_sensor_thresh_generic - Sets thermal sensor thresholds
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *
+ *  Sets the thermal sensor thresholds according to the NVM map
+ *  and save off the threshold and location values into mac.thermal_sensor_data
+ */
+s32 igb_init_thermal_sensor_thresh_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw)
+{
+	s32 status = E1000_SUCCESS;
+	u16 ets_offset;
+	u16 ets_cfg;
+	u16 ets_sensor;
+	u8  low_thresh_delta;
+	u8  num_sensors;
+	u8  sensor_index;
+	u8  sensor_location;
+	u8  therm_limit;
+	u8  i;
+	struct e1000_thermal_sensor_data *data = &hw->mac.thermal_sensor_data;
+
+	if ((hw->mac.type != e1000_i350) || (hw->bus.func != 0))
+		return E1000_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(struct e1000_thermal_sensor_data));
+
+	data->sensor[0].location = 0x1;
+	data->sensor[0].caution_thresh =
+		(rd32(E1000_THHIGHTC) & 0xFF);
+	data->sensor[0].max_op_thresh =
+		(rd32(E1000_THLOWTC) & 0xFF);
+
+	/* Return the internal sensor only if ETS is unsupported */
+	hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, NVM_ETS_CFG, 1, &ets_offset);
+	if ((ets_offset == 0x0000) || (ets_offset == 0xFFFF))
+		return status;
+
+	hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, ets_offset, 1, &ets_cfg);
+	if (((ets_cfg & NVM_ETS_TYPE_MASK) >> NVM_ETS_TYPE_SHIFT)
+	    != NVM_ETS_TYPE_EMC)
+		return E1000_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+
+	low_thresh_delta = ((ets_cfg & NVM_ETS_LTHRES_DELTA_MASK) >>
+			    NVM_ETS_LTHRES_DELTA_SHIFT);
+	num_sensors = (ets_cfg & NVM_ETS_NUM_SENSORS_MASK);
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= num_sensors; i++) {
+		hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, (ets_offset + i), 1, &ets_sensor);
+		sensor_index = ((ets_sensor & NVM_ETS_DATA_INDEX_MASK) >>
+				NVM_ETS_DATA_INDEX_SHIFT);
+		sensor_location = ((ets_sensor & NVM_ETS_DATA_LOC_MASK) >>
+				   NVM_ETS_DATA_LOC_SHIFT);
+		therm_limit = ets_sensor & NVM_ETS_DATA_HTHRESH_MASK;
+
+		hw->phy.ops.write_i2c_byte(hw,
+			e1000_emc_therm_limit[sensor_index],
+			E1000_I2C_THERMAL_SENSOR_ADDR,
+			therm_limit);
+
+		if ((i < E1000_MAX_SENSORS) && (sensor_location != 0)) {
+			data->sensor[i].location = sensor_location;
+			data->sensor[i].caution_thresh = therm_limit;
+			data->sensor[i].max_op_thresh = therm_limit -
+							low_thresh_delta;
+		}
+	}
+	return status;
+}
+
 static struct e1000_mac_operations e1000_mac_ops_82575 = {
 	.init_hw              = igb_init_hw_82575,
 	.check_for_link       = igb_check_for_link_82575,
 	.rar_set              = igb_rar_set,
 	.read_mac_addr        = igb_read_mac_addr_82575,
 	.get_speed_and_duplex = igb_get_speed_and_duplex_copper,
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+	.get_thermal_sensor_data = igb_get_thermal_sensor_data_generic,
+	.init_thermal_sensor_thresh = igb_init_thermal_sensor_thresh_generic,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct e1000_phy_operations e1000_phy_ops_82575 = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.h
index caf6abf..444f6f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_82575.h
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ void igb_vmdq_set_loopback_pf(struct e1000_hw *, bool);
 void igb_vmdq_set_replication_pf(struct e1000_hw *, bool);
 u16 igb_rxpbs_adjust_82580(u32 data);
 s32 igb_set_eee_i350(struct e1000_hw *);
+s32 igb_init_thermal_sensor_thresh_generic(struct e1000_hw *);
+s32 igb_get_thermal_sensor_data_generic(struct e1000_hw *hw);
 
 #define E1000_I2C_THERMAL_SENSOR_ADDR	0xF8
 #define E1000_EMC_INTERNAL_DATA		0x00
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h
index 837a274..2c9b6f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_hw.h
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ struct e1000_mac_operations {
 	s32  (*get_speed_and_duplex)(struct e1000_hw *, u16 *, u16 *);
 	s32  (*acquire_swfw_sync)(struct e1000_hw *, u16);
 	void (*release_swfw_sync)(struct e1000_hw *, u16);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+	s32 (*get_thermal_sensor_data)(struct e1000_hw *);
+	s32 (*init_thermal_sensor_thresh)(struct e1000_hw *);
+#endif
 
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
index 9f1af1b..8372c00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h
@@ -308,6 +308,27 @@ struct igb_i2c_client_list {
 	struct igb_i2c_client_list *next;
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+
+#define IGB_HWMON_TYPE_LOC	0
+#define IGB_HWMON_TYPE_TEMP	1
+#define IGB_HWMON_TYPE_CAUTION	2
+#define IGB_HWMON_TYPE_MAX	3
+
+struct hwmon_attr {
+	struct device_attribute dev_attr;
+	struct e1000_hw *hw;
+	struct e1000_thermal_diode_data *sensor;
+	char name[12];
+	};
+
+struct hwmon_buff {
+	struct device *device;
+	struct hwmon_attr *hwmon_list;
+	unsigned int n_hwmon;
+	};
+#endif
+
 /* board specific private data structure */
 struct igb_adapter {
 	unsigned long active_vlans[BITS_TO_LONGS(VLAN_N_VID)];
@@ -398,6 +419,10 @@ struct igb_adapter {
 	struct timecounter tc;
 
 	char fw_version[32];
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+	struct hwmon_buff igb_hwmon_buff;
+	bool ets;
+#endif
 	struct i2c_algo_bit_data i2c_algo;
 	struct i2c_adapter i2c_adap;
 	struct igb_i2c_client_list *i2c_clients;
@@ -476,6 +501,10 @@ static inline void igb_ptp_rx_hwtstamp(struct igb_q_vector *q_vector,
 
 extern int igb_ptp_hwtstamp_ioctl(struct net_device *netdev,
 				  struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+extern void igb_sysfs_exit(struct igb_adapter *adapter);
+extern int igb_sysfs_init(struct igb_adapter *adapter);
+#endif
 static inline s32 igb_reset_phy(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 {
 	if (hw->phy.ops.reset)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_hwmon.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_hwmon.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..106bd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_hwmon.c
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+
+  Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Linux driver
+  Copyright(c) 2007-2012 Intel Corporation.
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+  version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+  more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+  this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+  51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+
+  The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
+  the file called "COPYING".
+
+  Contact Information:
+  e1000-devel Mailing List <e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
+  Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497
+
+*******************************************************************************/
+
+#include "igb.h"
+#include "e1000_82575.h"
+#include "e1000_hw.h"
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/hwmon.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+/* hwmon callback functions */
+static ssize_t igb_hwmon_show_location(struct device *dev,
+					 struct device_attribute *attr,
+					 char *buf)
+{
+	struct hwmon_attr *igb_attr = container_of(attr, struct hwmon_attr,
+						     dev_attr);
+	return sprintf(buf, "loc%u\n",
+		       igb_attr->sensor->location);
+}
+
+static ssize_t igb_hwmon_show_temp(struct device *dev,
+				     struct device_attribute *attr,
+				     char *buf)
+{
+	struct hwmon_attr *igb_attr = container_of(attr, struct hwmon_attr,
+						     dev_attr);
+	unsigned int value;
+
+	/* reset the temp field */
+	igb_attr->hw->mac.ops.get_thermal_sensor_data(igb_attr->hw);
+
+	value = igb_attr->sensor->temp;
+
+	/* display millidegree */
+	value *= 1000;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", value);
+}
+
+static ssize_t igb_hwmon_show_cautionthresh(struct device *dev,
+				     struct device_attribute *attr,
+				     char *buf)
+{
+	struct hwmon_attr *igb_attr = container_of(attr, struct hwmon_attr,
+						     dev_attr);
+	unsigned int value = igb_attr->sensor->caution_thresh;
+
+	/* display millidegree */
+	value *= 1000;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", value);
+}
+
+static ssize_t igb_hwmon_show_maxopthresh(struct device *dev,
+				     struct device_attribute *attr,
+				     char *buf)
+{
+	struct hwmon_attr *igb_attr = container_of(attr, struct hwmon_attr,
+						     dev_attr);
+	unsigned int value = igb_attr->sensor->max_op_thresh;
+
+	/* display millidegree */
+	value *= 1000;
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", value);
+}
+
+/* igb_add_hwmon_attr - Create hwmon attr table for a hwmon sysfs file.
+ * @ adapter: pointer to the adapter structure
+ * @ offset: offset in the eeprom sensor data table
+ * @ type: type of sensor data to display
+ *
+ * For each file we want in hwmon's sysfs interface we need a device_attribute
+ * This is included in our hwmon_attr struct that contains the references to
+ * the data structures we need to get the data to display.
+ */
+static int igb_add_hwmon_attr(struct igb_adapter *adapter,
+				unsigned int offset, int type) {
+	int rc;
+	unsigned int n_attr;
+	struct hwmon_attr *igb_attr;
+
+	n_attr = adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.n_hwmon;
+	igb_attr = &adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.hwmon_list[n_attr];
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case IGB_HWMON_TYPE_LOC:
+		igb_attr->dev_attr.show = igb_hwmon_show_location;
+		snprintf(igb_attr->name, sizeof(igb_attr->name),
+			 "temp%u_label", offset);
+		break;
+	case IGB_HWMON_TYPE_TEMP:
+		igb_attr->dev_attr.show = igb_hwmon_show_temp;
+		snprintf(igb_attr->name, sizeof(igb_attr->name),
+			 "temp%u_input", offset);
+		break;
+	case IGB_HWMON_TYPE_CAUTION:
+		igb_attr->dev_attr.show = igb_hwmon_show_cautionthresh;
+		snprintf(igb_attr->name, sizeof(igb_attr->name),
+			 "temp%u_max", offset);
+		break;
+	case IGB_HWMON_TYPE_MAX:
+		igb_attr->dev_attr.show = igb_hwmon_show_maxopthresh;
+		snprintf(igb_attr->name, sizeof(igb_attr->name),
+			 "temp%u_crit", offset);
+		break;
+	default:
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* These always the same regardless of type */
+	igb_attr->sensor =
+		&adapter->hw.mac.thermal_sensor_data.sensor[offset];
+	igb_attr->hw = &adapter->hw;
+	igb_attr->dev_attr.store = NULL;
+	igb_attr->dev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
+	igb_attr->dev_attr.attr.name = igb_attr->name;
+	sysfs_attr_init(&igb_attr->dev_attr.attr);
+	rc = device_create_file(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+				&igb_attr->dev_attr);
+	if (rc == 0)
+		++adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.n_hwmon;
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void igb_sysfs_del_adapter(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (adapter == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.n_hwmon; i++) {
+		device_remove_file(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			   &adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.hwmon_list[i].dev_attr);
+	}
+
+	kfree(adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.hwmon_list);
+
+	if (adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.device)
+		hwmon_device_unregister(adapter->igb_hwmon_buff.device);
+}
+
+/* called from igb_main.c */
+void igb_sysfs_exit(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	igb_sysfs_del_adapter(adapter);
+}
+
+/* called from igb_main.c */
+int igb_sysfs_init(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct hwmon_buff *igb_hwmon = &adapter->igb_hwmon_buff;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int n_attrs;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	/* If this method isn't defined we don't support thermals */
+	if (adapter->hw.mac.ops.init_thermal_sensor_thresh == NULL)
+		goto exit;
+
+	/* Don't create thermal hwmon interface if no sensors present */
+	rc = (adapter->hw.mac.ops.init_thermal_sensor_thresh(&adapter->hw));
+		if (rc)
+			goto exit;
+
+	/* Allocation space for max attributes
+	 * max num sensors * values (loc, temp, max, caution)
+	 */
+	n_attrs = E1000_MAX_SENSORS * 4;
+	igb_hwmon->hwmon_list = kcalloc(n_attrs, sizeof(struct hwmon_attr),
+					  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!igb_hwmon->hwmon_list) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	igb_hwmon->device = hwmon_device_register(&adapter->pdev->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(igb_hwmon->device)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(igb_hwmon->device);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < E1000_MAX_SENSORS; i++) {
+
+		/* Only create hwmon sysfs entries for sensors that have
+		 * meaningful data.
+		 */
+		if (adapter->hw.mac.thermal_sensor_data.sensor[i].location == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Bail if any hwmon attr struct fails to initialize */
+		rc = igb_add_hwmon_attr(adapter, i, IGB_HWMON_TYPE_CAUTION);
+		rc |= igb_add_hwmon_attr(adapter, i, IGB_HWMON_TYPE_LOC);
+		rc |= igb_add_hwmon_attr(adapter, i, IGB_HWMON_TYPE_TEMP);
+		rc |= igb_add_hwmon_attr(adapter, i, IGB_HWMON_TYPE_MAX);
+		if (rc)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	goto exit;
+
+err:
+	igb_sysfs_del_adapter(adapter);
+exit:
+	return rc;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 0173b61..a9cb84a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -1796,6 +1796,18 @@ void igb_reset(struct igb_adapter *adapter)
 		igb_force_mac_fc(hw);
 
 	igb_init_dmac(adapter, pba);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+	/* Re-initialize the thermal sensor on i350 devices. */
+	if (!test_bit(__IGB_DOWN, &adapter->state)) {
+		if (mac->type == e1000_i350 && hw->bus.func == 0) {
+			/* If present, re-initialize the external thermal sensor
+			 * interface.
+			 */
+			if (adapter->ets)
+				mac->ops.init_thermal_sensor_thresh(hw);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
 	if (!netif_running(adapter->netdev))
 		igb_power_down_link(adapter);
 
@@ -2260,7 +2272,27 @@ static int igb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+	/* Initialize the thermal sensor on i350 devices. */
+	if (hw->mac.type == e1000_i350 && hw->bus.func == 0) {
+		u16 ets_word;
 
+		/*
+		 * Read the NVM to determine if this i350 device supports an
+		 * external thermal sensor.
+		 */
+		hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, NVM_ETS_CFG, 1, &ets_word);
+		if (ets_word != 0x0000 && ets_word != 0xFFFF)
+			adapter->ets = true;
+		else
+			adapter->ets = false;
+		if (igb_sysfs_init(adapter))
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+				"failed to allocate sysfs resources\n");
+	} else {
+		adapter->ets = false;
+	}
+#endif
 	/* do hw tstamp init after resetting */
 	igb_ptp_init(adapter);
 
@@ -2443,10 +2475,11 @@ static void igb_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct e1000_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IGB_HWMON
+	igb_sysfs_exit(adapter);
+#endif
 	igb_remove_i2c(adapter);
-
 	igb_ptp_stop(adapter);
-
 	/*
 	 * The watchdog timer may be rescheduled, so explicitly
 	 * disable watchdog from being rescheduled.
@@ -7594,7 +7627,12 @@ igb_get_i2c_client(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u8 dev_addr)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* no client_list found, create a new one */
+	/* no client_list found, create a new one as long as
+	 * irqs are not disabled
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(irqs_disabled()))
+		goto exit;
+
 	client_list = kzalloc(sizeof(*client_list), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (client_list == NULL)
 		goto exit;
@@ -7606,7 +7644,8 @@ igb_get_i2c_client(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u8 dev_addr)
 	client_info.platform_data = adapter;
 	client_list->client = i2c_new_device(&adapter->i2c_adap, &client_info);
 	if (client_list->client == NULL) {
-		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Failed to create new i2c device..\n");
+		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			"Failed to create new i2c device..\n");
 		goto err_no_client;
 	}
 
@@ -7614,8 +7653,6 @@ igb_get_i2c_client(struct igb_adapter *adapter, u8 dev_addr)
 	client_list->next = adapter->i2c_clients;
 	adapter->i2c_clients = client_list;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2c_clients_lock, flags);
-
 	client = client_list->client;
 	goto exit;
 
