diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 8e649ab5..713e480a 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -970,19 +970,6 @@ void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				evaluate(obj->data.s, p, p_max_size);
 			}
 			}
-#ifdef HDDTEMP
-			OBJ(hddtemp) {
-				short val;
-				char unit;
-
-				if (get_hddtemp_info(obj->data.s, &val, &unit)) {
-					snprintf(p, p_max_size, "N/A");
-				} else {
-					temp_print(p, p_max_size, (double)val,
-							(unit == 'C' ? TEMP_CELSIUS : TEMP_FAHRENHEIT));
-				}
-			}
-#endif
 			OBJ(if_empty) {
 				char buf[max_user_text];
 				struct information *tmp_info =
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 11adcde1..9b9db58c 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 	END OBJ(hddtemp, &update_hddtemp)
 		if (arg)
 			obj->data.s = strndup(arg, text_buffer_size);
+		obj->callbacks.print = &print_hddtemp;
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_hddtemp;
 #endif /* HDDTEMP */
 #ifdef TCP_PORT_MONITOR
diff --git a/src/hddtemp.c b/src/hddtemp.c
index 41781ce3..e5a47598 100644
--- a/src/hddtemp.c
+++ b/src/hddtemp.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "conky.h"
 #include "logging.h"
+#include "temphelper.h"
 #include "text_object.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ void free_hddtemp(struct text_object *obj)
 	}
 }
 
-int get_hddtemp_info(const char *dev, short *val, char *unit)
+static int get_hddtemp_info(const char *dev, short *val, char *unit)
 {
 	struct hdd_info *hdi = hdd_info_head.next;
 
@@ -258,3 +259,16 @@ int get_hddtemp_info(const char *dev, short *val, char *unit)
 	*unit = hdi->unit;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void print_hddtemp(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+{
+	short val;
+	char unit;
+
+	if (get_hddtemp_info(obj->data.s, &val, &unit)) {
+		snprintf(p, p_max_size, "N/A");
+	} else {
+		temp_print(p, p_max_size, (double)val,
+				(unit == 'C' ? TEMP_CELSIUS : TEMP_FAHRENHEIT));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/hddtemp.h b/src/hddtemp.h
index c6d982a1..8b4941b8 100644
--- a/src/hddtemp.h
+++ b/src/hddtemp.h
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ void set_hddtemp_host(const char *);
 void set_hddtemp_port(const char *);
 void update_hddtemp(void);
 void free_hddtemp(struct text_object *);
-int get_hddtemp_info(const char *, short *, char *);
+void print_hddtemp(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 
 #endif /*HDDTEMP_H_*/