diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c
index 9e07535d99bb4..e42456442c68e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ void __thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	struct thermal_trip trip;
 	int low = -INT_MAX, high = INT_MAX;
+	bool same_trip = false;
 	int i, ret;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&tz->lock);
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ void __thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tz->num_trips; i++) {
+		bool low_set = false;
 		int trip_low;
 
 		ret = __thermal_zone_get_trip(tz, i , &trip);
@@ -81,18 +83,31 @@ void __thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 		trip_low = trip.temperature - trip.hysteresis;
 
-		if (trip_low < tz->temperature && trip_low > low)
+		if (trip_low < tz->temperature && trip_low > low) {
 			low = trip_low;
+			low_set = true;
+			same_trip = false;
+		}
 
 		if (trip.temperature > tz->temperature &&
-		    trip.temperature < high)
+		    trip.temperature < high) {
 			high = trip.temperature;
+			same_trip = low_set;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* No need to change trip points */
 	if (tz->prev_low_trip == low && tz->prev_high_trip == high)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * If "high" and "low" are the same, skip the change unless this is the
+	 * first time.
+	 */
+	if (same_trip && (tz->prev_low_trip != -INT_MAX ||
+	    tz->prev_high_trip != INT_MAX))
+		return;
+
 	tz->prev_low_trip = low;
 	tz->prev_high_trip = high;