diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index db99b334712a..03a567199bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -247,10 +247,11 @@ static void bind_cdev(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 		if (!pos->tzp && !pos->ops->bind)
 			continue;
 
-		if (!pos->tzp && pos->ops->bind) {
+		if (pos->ops->bind) {
 			ret = pos->ops->bind(pos, cdev);
 			if (ret)
 				print_bind_err_msg(pos, cdev, ret);
+			continue;
 		}
 
 		tzp = pos->tzp;
@@ -282,8 +283,8 @@ static void bind_tz(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 	mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
 
-	/* If there is no platform data, try to use ops->bind */
-	if (!tzp && tz->ops->bind) {
+	/* If there is ops->bind, try to use ops->bind */
+	if (tz->ops->bind) {
 		list_for_each_entry(pos, &thermal_cdev_list, node) {
 			ret = tz->ops->bind(tz, pos);
 			if (ret)