diff --git a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
index 986cbd01aaaa751cc31923823f4d9babd3aa9ec7..ac83f721db24d78cff24d9349ecf75edafe9f2d4 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ static void exynos7_tmu_control(struct platform_device *pdev, bool on)
 static int exynos_get_temp(void *p, int *temp)
 {
 	struct exynos_tmu_data *data = p;
+	int value, ret = 0;
 
 	if (!data || !data->tmu_read || !data->enabled)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -899,12 +900,16 @@ static int exynos_get_temp(void *p, int *temp)
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 	clk_enable(data->clk);
 
-	*temp = code_to_temp(data, data->tmu_read(data)) * MCELSIUS;
+	value = data->tmu_read(data);
+	if (value < 0)
+		ret = value;
+	else
+		*temp = code_to_temp(data, value) * MCELSIUS;
 
 	clk_disable(data->clk);
 	mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION