diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
index b54d7604d3ef..d39d506aa63e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus.h
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ enum pmbus_sensor_classes {
 #define PMBUS_HAVE_PWM12	BIT(20)
 #define PMBUS_HAVE_PWM34	BIT(21)
 
+#define PMBUS_PAGE_VIRTUAL	BIT(31)
+
 enum pmbus_data_format { linear = 0, direct, vid };
 enum vrm_version { vr11 = 0, vr12, vr13 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
index fdd33857f117..99ab39f19bf4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/pmbus_core.c
@@ -162,18 +162,27 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pmbus_clear_cache);
 int pmbus_set_page(struct i2c_client *client, int page)
 {
 	struct pmbus_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	int rv = 0;
-	int newpage;
+	int rv;
 
-	if (page >= 0 && page != data->currpage) {
+	if (page < 0 || page == data->currpage)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!(data->info->func[page] & PMBUS_PAGE_VIRTUAL)) {
 		rv = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, PMBUS_PAGE, page);
-		newpage = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, PMBUS_PAGE);
-		if (newpage != page)
-			rv = -EIO;
-		else
-			data->currpage = page;
+		if (rv < 0)
+			return rv;
+
+		rv = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, PMBUS_PAGE);
+		if (rv < 0)
+			return rv;
+
+		if (rv != page)
+			return -EIO;
 	}
-	return rv;
+
+	data->currpage = page;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pmbus_set_page);