diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 338a88bf6662..02f57af04e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ __thermal_cooling_device_register(struct device_node *np,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->thermal_instances);
 	cdev->np = np;
 	cdev->ops = ops;
-	cdev->updated = true;
+	cdev->updated = false;
 	cdev->device.class = &thermal_class;
 	cdev->devdata = devdata;
 	dev_set_name(&cdev->device, "cooling_device%d", cdev->id);