diff --git a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
index 112f4ec59035424bc36b7251fcb6367c9bca7f77..fb28acaeed6c4ab01235f09b764b8d0b7e1b20b6 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/slaves/w1_therm.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct w1_therm_family_converter
 	int			(*convert)(u8 rom[9]);
 };
 
+/* The return value is millidegrees Centigrade. */
 static inline int w1_DS18B20_convert_temp(u8 rom[9]);
 static inline int w1_DS18S20_convert_temp(u8 rom[9]);
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ static struct w1_therm_family_converter w1_therm_families[] = {
 static inline int w1_DS18B20_convert_temp(u8 rom[9])
 {
 	s16 t = (rom[1] << 8) | rom[0];
-	t /= 16;
+	t = t*1000/16;
 	return t;
 }