diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
index cadcbd9..72ff2c4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lm78.c
@@ -851,17 +851,16 @@
 static int __init lm78_isa_found(unsigned short address)
 {
 	int val, save, found = 0;
+	int port;
 
-	/* We have to request the region in two parts because some
-	   boards declare base+4 to base+7 as a PNP device */
-	if (!request_region(address, 4, "lm78")) {
-		pr_debug("lm78: Failed to request low part of region\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-	if (!request_region(address + 4, 4, "lm78")) {
-		pr_debug("lm78: Failed to request high part of region\n");
-		release_region(address, 4);
-		return 0;
+	/* Some boards declare base+0 to base+7 as a PNP device, some base+4
+	 * to base+7 and some base+5 to base+6. So we better request each port
+	 * individually for the probing phase. */
+	for (port = address; port < address + LM78_EXTENT; port++) {
+		if (!request_region(port, 1, "lm78")) {
+			pr_debug("lm78: Failed to request port 0x%x\n", port);
+			goto release;
+		}
 	}
 
 #define REALLY_SLOW_IO
@@ -925,8 +924,8 @@
 			val & 0x80 ? "LM79" : "LM78", (int)address);
 
  release:
-	release_region(address + 4, 4);
-	release_region(address, 4);
+	for (port--; port >= address; port--)
+		release_region(port, 1);
 	return found;
 }