diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 1494ffa59754..dee3022539cf 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ static LIST_HEAD(thermal_governor_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(thermal_list_lock);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(thermal_governor_lock);
 
-static atomic_t in_suspend;
-
 static struct thermal_governor *def_governor;
 
 /*
@@ -409,7 +407,7 @@ void __thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 {
 	int count;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&in_suspend))
+	if (tz->suspended)
 		return;
 
 	if (WARN_ONCE(!tz->ops->get_temp,
@@ -1532,17 +1530,35 @@ static int thermal_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	case PM_HIBERNATION_PREPARE:
 	case PM_RESTORE_PREPARE:
 	case PM_SUSPEND_PREPARE:
-		atomic_set(&in_suspend, 1);
+		mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
+
+		list_for_each_entry(tz, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
+			mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
+			tz->suspended = true;
+
+			mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+		}
+
+		mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
 		break;
 	case PM_POST_HIBERNATION:
 	case PM_POST_RESTORE:
 	case PM_POST_SUSPEND:
-		atomic_set(&in_suspend, 0);
+		mutex_lock(&thermal_list_lock);
+
 		list_for_each_entry(tz, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
+			mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
+			tz->suspended = false;
+
 			thermal_zone_device_init(tz);
-			thermal_zone_device_update(tz,
-						   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
+			__thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
+
+			mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 		}
+
+		mutex_unlock(&thermal_list_lock);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index a5ae4af955ff..4012f440bfdc 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
  * @node:	node in thermal_tz_list (in thermal_core.c)
  * @poll_queue:	delayed work for polling
  * @notify_event: Last notification event
+ * @suspended: thermal zone suspend indicator
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int id;
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	struct list_head node;
 	struct delayed_work poll_queue;
 	enum thermal_notify_event notify_event;
+	bool suspended;
 };
 
 /**