diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 30a02add9e2e..45632bc05cc7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -777,6 +777,9 @@ emul_temp_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		ret = tz->ops->set_emul_temp(tz, temperature);
 	}
 
+	if (!ret)
+		thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(emul_temp, S_IWUSR, NULL, emul_temp_store);