diff --git a/lib/proc.c b/lib/proc.c
index fdb8fb16..becdbcb7 100644
--- a/lib/proc.c
+++ b/lib/proc.c
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ int sensors_write_proc(sensors_chip_name name, int feature, double value)
 		sysctl_name[3] = the_feature->sysctl;
 		if (sysctl(sysctl_name, 4, buf, &buflen, NULL, 0))
 			return -SENSORS_ERR_PROC;
-		if (sysctl_name[0] != CTL_DEV) { sysctl_name[0] = CTL_DEV ; }
+		/* The following line is known to solve random problems, still it
+		   can't be considered a definitive solution...
+		if (sysctl_name[0] != CTL_DEV) { sysctl_name[0] = CTL_DEV ; } */
 		for (mag = the_feature->scaling; mag > 0; mag --)
 			value *= 10.0;
 		for (; mag < 0; mag ++)