diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 5e9641c93fcd..782c2250443e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -884,10 +884,15 @@ static void acpi_thermal_check(void *data)
 static int thermal_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal, char *buf)
 {
 	struct acpi_thermal *tz = thermal->devdata;
+	int result;
 
 	if (!tz)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	result = acpi_thermal_get_temperature(tz);
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", KELVIN_TO_MILLICELSIUS(tz->temperature));
 }