diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index f1d511a9475b..0e43dc208fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, unsigned long *temp)
 	enum thermal_trip_type type;
 #endif
 
-	if (!tz || IS_ERR(tz))
+	if (!tz || IS_ERR(tz) || !tz->ops->get_temp)
 		goto exit;
 
 	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	int count;
 
+	if (!tz->ops->get_temp)
+		return;
+
 	update_temperature(tz);
 
 	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++)
@@ -1386,7 +1389,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 	if (trips > THERMAL_MAX_TRIPS || trips < 0 || mask >> trips)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	if (!ops || !ops->get_temp)
+	if (!ops)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	if (trips > 0 && (!ops->get_trip_type || !ops->get_trip_temp))
@@ -1490,6 +1493,9 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&(tz->poll_queue), thermal_zone_device_check);
 
+	if (!tz->ops->get_temp)
+		thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, 0);
+
 	thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
 
 	if (!result)