diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 9c17d35ccbbd8..625ba07cbe2f0 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -345,22 +345,51 @@ static void handle_critical_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 }
 
 static void handle_thermal_trip(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
-				const struct thermal_trip *trip)
+				struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	if (trip->temperature == THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID)
 		return;
 
-	if (tz->last_temperature != THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID) {
-		if (tz->last_temperature < trip->temperature &&
-		    tz->temperature >= trip->temperature)
+	if (tz->last_temperature == THERMAL_TEMP_INVALID) {
+		/* Initialization. */
+		trip->threshold = trip->temperature;
+		if (tz->temperature >= trip->threshold)
+			trip->threshold -= trip->hysteresis;
+	} else if (tz->last_temperature < trip->threshold) {
+		/*
+		 * The trip threshold is equal to the trip temperature, unless
+		 * the latter has changed in the meantime.  In either case,
+		 * the trip is crossed if the current zone temperature is at
+		 * least equal to its temperature, but otherwise ensure that
+		 * the threshold and the trip temperature will be equal.
+		 */
+		if (tz->temperature >= trip->temperature) {
 			thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(tz->id,
 						  thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip),
 						  tz->temperature);
-		if (tz->last_temperature >= trip->temperature &&
-		    tz->temperature < trip->temperature - trip->hysteresis)
+			trip->threshold = trip->temperature - trip->hysteresis;
+		} else {
+			trip->threshold = trip->temperature;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * The previous zone temperature was above or equal to the trip
+		 * threshold, which would be equal to the "low temperature" of
+		 * the trip (its temperature minus its hysteresis), unless the
+		 * trip temperature or hysteresis had changed.  In either case,
+		 * the trip is crossed if the current zone temperature is below
+		 * the low temperature of the trip, but otherwise ensure that
+		 * the trip threshold will be equal to the low temperature of
+		 * the trip.
+		 */
+		if (tz->temperature < trip->temperature - trip->hysteresis) {
 			thermal_notify_tz_trip_down(tz->id,
 						    thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip),
 						    tz->temperature);
+			trip->threshold = trip->temperature;
+		} else {
+			trip->threshold = trip->temperature - trip->hysteresis;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (trip->type == THERMAL_TRIP_CRITICAL || trip->type == THERMAL_TRIP_HOT)
@@ -403,7 +432,7 @@ static void thermal_zone_device_init(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 void __thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 				  enum thermal_notify_event event)
 {
-	const struct thermal_trip *trip;
+	struct thermal_trip *trip;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&in_suspend))
 		return;
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index cee814d5d1acc..1f9ee869f9f9c 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ enum thermal_notify_event {
  * struct thermal_trip - representation of a point in temperature domain
  * @temperature: temperature value in miliCelsius
  * @hysteresis: relative hysteresis in miliCelsius
+ * @threshold: trip crossing notification threshold miliCelsius
  * @type: trip point type
  * @priv: pointer to driver data associated with this trip
  */
 struct thermal_trip {
 	int temperature;
 	int hysteresis;
+	int threshold;
 	enum thermal_trip_type type;
 	void *priv;
 };