diff --git a/src/FanMain.cpp b/src/FanMain.cpp
index 4e7542b..a192380 100644
--- a/src/FanMain.cpp
+++ b/src/FanMain.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,31 @@
     pwmPath = path;
     return true;
 }
+
+// The argument to this function should be the fanN_input file that we want to
+// enable. The function will locate the corresponding fanN_enable file if it
+// exists. Note that some drivers don't provide this file if the sensors are
+// always enabled.
+void enableFanInput(const fs::path& fanInputPath)
+{
+    std::error_code ec;
+    std::string path(fanInputPath.string());
+    boost::replace_last(path, "input", "enable");
+
+    bool exists = fs::exists(path, ec);
+    if (ec || !exists)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::fstream enableFile(path, std::ios::out);
+    if (!enableFile.good())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    enableFile << 1;
+}
+
 void createRedundancySensor(
     const boost::container::flat_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<TachSensor>>&
         sensors,
@@ -486,6 +511,8 @@
 
             findLimits(limits, baseConfiguration);
 
+            enableFanInput(path);
+
             auto& tachSensor = tachSensors[sensorName];
             tachSensor = nullptr;
             tachSensor = std::make_shared<TachSensor>(