diff --git a/prog/detect/sensors-detect b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
index 0fc5f6fb..a60674f0 100755
--- a/prog/detect/sensors-detect
+++ b/prog/detect/sensors-detect
@@ -2199,7 +2199,10 @@ sub initialize_i2c_adapters_list
 		# The layout in sysfs has changed over the years
 		if ($have_i2c_adapter_class) {
 			my $link = readlink("${base_dir}/i2c-$nr/device");
-			if ($link =~ m/^(.*)\/i2c-$nr$/) {
+			if (!defined $link) {
+				$entry->{path} = "${base_dir}/i2c-$nr";
+				$entry->{parent} = "${base_dir}/i2c-$nr";
+			} elsif ($link =~ m/^(.*)\/i2c-$nr$/) {
 				$entry->{path} = "${base_dir}/i2c-$nr/device";
 				$entry->{parent} = "${base_dir}/i2c-$nr/$1";
 			} else {