1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
index 0a69672097a8..4e83c297ec9e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
@@ -953,7 +953,12 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
         mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 
-        tz->ops->get_temp(tz, &temp);
+        if (tz->ops->get_temp(tz, &temp)) {
+                /* get_temp failed - retry it later */
+                printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "failed to read out thermal zone "
+                       "%d\n", tz->id);
+                goto leave;
+        }
 
         for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++) {
                 tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, count, &trip_type);
@@ -1005,6 +1010,8 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
                                             THERMAL_TRIPS_NONE);
 
         tz->last_temperature = temp;
+
+      leave:
         if (tz->passive)
                 thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, tz->passive_delay);
         else if (tz->polling_delay)