diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
index 69a4e62b6c8d..cbfabdd69056 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ static bool pmbus_check_register(struct i2c_client *client,
 		rv = pmbus_check_status_cml(client);
 	if (rv < 0 && (data->flags & PMBUS_READ_STATUS_AFTER_FAILED_CHECK))
 		data->read_status(client, -1);
-	pmbus_clear_fault_page(client, -1);
+	if (reg < PMBUS_VIRT_BASE)
+		pmbus_clear_fault_page(client, -1);
 	return rv >= 0;
 }