diff --git a/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_find.c b/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_find.c
index 1d100a69f0..d239170022 100644
--- a/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_find.c
+++ b/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_find.c
@@ -244,13 +244,24 @@ eeze_udev_find_by_type(const Eeze_Udev_Type etype, const char *name)
         device = udev_device_new_from_syspath(udev, devname);
 
         if (etype == EEZE_UDEV_TYPE_IS_IT_HOT_OR_IS_IT_COLD_SENSOR)
-          {
-             parent = udev_device_get_parent(device);/*check for right subsystem*/
-             if ((!(test = udev_device_get_subsystem(parent))) || (strcmp("platform", test)) ||
-               /*check for a temp reading*/
-               (!(test = udev_device_get_sysattr_value(parent, "temp1_input"))))
+          {/* ensure that temp input exists somewhere in this device chain */
+             if (!_walk_parents_for_attr(device, "temp1_input", NULL))
                goto out;
-               devname = udev_device_get_syspath(parent);
+             /* if device is not the one which has the temp input, we must go up the chain */
+             if (!(test = udev_device_get_sysattr_value(device, "temp1_input")))
+               {
+                  devname = NULL;
+                  for (parent = udev_device_get_parent(device); parent; parent = udev_device_get_parent(parent))/*check for parent*/
+                    if (((test = udev_device_get_sysattr_value(parent, "temp1_input"))))
+                      {
+                         devname = udev_device_get_syspath(parent);
+                         break;
+                      }
+
+                  if (!devname)
+                    goto out;
+               }
+
           }
         if (name)
              if (!strstr(devname, name))
diff --git a/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c b/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c
index 89083b2f57..06be96b51b 100644
--- a/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c
+++ b/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c
@@ -142,11 +142,22 @@ _get_syspath_from_watch(void *data, Ecore_Fd_Handler *fd_handler)
           if ((!(test = udev_device_get_subsystem(device))) || (strcmp(test, "hwmon")))
             goto error;
 #endif /* have to do stuff up here since we need info from the parent */
-          if (!(parent = (udev_device_get_parent(device))) ||
-             (!(test = (udev_device_get_subsystem(parent)))) ||
-             (strcmp("platform", test)))
-            goto error;
-          if (!(test = udev_device_get_action(device)) || (!(ret = udev_device_get_syspath(parent))))
+             if (!_walk_parents_for_attr(device, "temp1_input", NULL))
+               goto error;
+             /* if device is not the one which has the temp input, we must go up the chain */
+             if (!(test = udev_device_get_sysattr_value(device, "temp1_input")))
+               {
+                  tmpdev = NULL;
+                  for (parent = udev_device_get_parent(device); parent; parent = udev_device_get_parent(parent))/*check for parent*/
+                    if (((test = udev_device_get_sysattr_value(parent, "temp1_input"))))
+                      {
+                         tmpdev = parent;
+                         break;
+                      }
+               }
+             else
+               tmpdev = device;
+          if ((!tmpdev) || !(test = udev_device_get_action(device)) || (!(ret = udev_device_get_syspath(tmpdev))))
             goto error;
             
           (*func)(eina_stringshare_add(ret), test, sdata, watch);