diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a581283d..466be2b2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SVN HEAD
   Library: Fix a memory leak on error
            Speed up sensors_get_ignored() a bit
            Fix thmc50 support for Linux 2.6
+  Module fscher: Add missing read of control register (2.6 backport)
   Module i2c-piix4: Add ATI SB700 support (2.6 backport)
   Module lm93: Fix an array overrun (2.6 backport)
   Program sensors-detect: Don't probe i2c-isa as a regular i2c bus
diff --git a/kernel/chips/fscher.c b/kernel/chips/fscher.c
index 8fd77ada..3fabba3a 100644
--- a/kernel/chips/fscher.c
+++ b/kernel/chips/fscher.c
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ static void fscher_update_client(struct i2c_client *client)
     data->watchdog[2] = fscher_read_value(client, FSCHER_REG_WDOG_CONTROL);
 
     data->global_event = fscher_read_value(client, FSCHER_REG_EVENT_STATE);
+    data->global_control = fscher_read_value(client, FSCHER_REG_CONTROL);
 
     data->last_updated = jiffies;
     data->valid = 1;