diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 65b97620..eda0e9d5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SVN-HEAD
   isaset: Use geteuid instead of getuid so that setuid bit works
   Makefile: Include generated source files in dependency checking
             Make it possible to skip building of the static library
+  fancontrol: Add support for absolute path to hwmon devices
   sensors-detect: Add nNidia nForce MCP78S SMBus detection
                   Display Super-I/O address even if LD is disabled
                   Differentiate between PC8374L and WPCD377I
diff --git a/doc/fancontrol.txt b/doc/fancontrol.txt
index 77531ebd..40e290fd 100644
--- a/doc/fancontrol.txt
+++ b/doc/fancontrol.txt
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ VARIABLE=chip/pwmdev=value chip/pwmdev2=value2 [...]
 VARIABLE2=[...]
 
 Each variable has its own line. The variable name is followed by an equal sign
-and the device=value pairs. These consist of the relative path to the pwm
-output (from /sys/bus/i2c/devices or /sys/class/hwmon depending on the kernel
-version) for which the value is valid, equal sign followed by the value and
-are separated by a blank.
+and the device=value pairs. These consist of the path to the pwm output for
+which the value is valid, equal sign followed by the value and are separated
+by a blank. Path can be absolute or relative (from /sys/bus/i2c/devices or
+/sys/class/hwmon depending on the kernel version).
 
 Example:
 
-MINTEMP=w83627hf-isa-0290/pwm2=40 w83627hf-isa-0290/pwm1=54
+MINTEMP=hwmon0/device/pwm1=40 hwmon0/device/pwm2=54
 
 You have to play with the temperature values a bit to get happy. For initial
 setup I recommend using the pwmconfig script. Small changes can be made by
diff --git a/prog/pwm/fancontrol b/prog/pwm/fancontrol
index c994af7c..4672e033 100755
--- a/prog/pwm/fancontrol
+++ b/prog/pwm/fancontrol
@@ -159,8 +159,11 @@ else
 	LoadConfig /etc/fancontrol
 fi
 
-# Detect if config file uses the hwmon class or not yet
-if echo "${AFCPWM[0]}" | egrep -q '^hwmon[0-9]'
+# Detect path to sensors
+if echo "${AFCPWM[0]}" | egrep -q '^/'
+then
+	DIR=/
+elif echo "${AFCPWM[0]}" | egrep -q '^hwmon[0-9]'
 then
 	DIR=/sys/class/hwmon
 else
diff --git a/prog/pwm/fancontrol.8 b/prog/pwm/fancontrol.8
index aed490d4..c4574444 100644
--- a/prog/pwm/fancontrol.8
+++ b/prog/pwm/fancontrol.8
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ VARIABLE2=...
 .fi
 .PP
 Each variable has its own line. The variable name is followed by an equal sign
-and the device=value pairs. These consist of the relative path to the pwm
-output (from /sys/bus/i2c/devices or /sys/class/hwmon
-depending on the kernel version) for which the value is valid, equal sign
-followed by the value and are separated by a blank. Example:
+and the device=value pairs. These consist of the path to the pwm output for
+which the value is valid, equal sign followed by the value and are separated
+by a blank. Path can be absolute or relative (from /sys/bus/i2c/devices or
+/sys/class/hwmon depending on the kernel version). Example:
 .IP
-MINTEMP=w83627hf-isa-0290/pwm2=40 w83627hf-isa-0290/pwm1=54
+MINTEMP=hwmon0/device/pwm1=40 hwmon0/device/pwm2=54
 .PP
 You have to play with the temperature values a bit to get happy. For initial
 setup I recommend using the \fBpwmconfig\fP script. Small changes can be made by