diff --git a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
index 977a8307fbb1..4f2816559205 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
@@ -260,10 +260,13 @@ static int of_thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 
-	if (mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED)
+	if (mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED) {
 		tz->polling_delay = data->polling_delay;
-	else
+		tz->passive_delay = data->passive_delay;
+	} else {
 		tz->polling_delay = 0;
+		tz->passive_delay = 0;
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);