diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_mon.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_mon.c
index 958c73faa523bab7be85c705fefdf3766129acdf..544889baceccfaaf7ec90f29e720b3a8c92b2f4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_mon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_mon.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static const char *const sensor_status_names[] = {
 	[MC_CMD_SENSOR_STATE_WARNING] = "Warning",
 	[MC_CMD_SENSOR_STATE_FATAL] = "Fatal",
 	[MC_CMD_SENSOR_STATE_BROKEN] = "Device failure",
+	[MC_CMD_SENSOR_STATE_NO_READING] = "No reading",
 };
 
 void efx_mcdi_sensor_event(struct efx_nic *efx, efx_qword_t *ev)
@@ -144,13 +145,17 @@ static ssize_t efx_mcdi_mon_show_value(struct device *dev,
 	struct efx_mcdi_mon_attribute *mon_attr =
 		container_of(attr, struct efx_mcdi_mon_attribute, dev_attr);
 	efx_dword_t entry;
-	unsigned int value;
+	unsigned int value, state;
 	int rc;
 
 	rc = efx_mcdi_mon_get_entry(dev, mon_attr->index, &entry);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	state = EFX_DWORD_FIELD(entry, MC_CMD_SENSOR_VALUE_ENTRY_TYPEDEF_STATE);
+	if (state == MC_CMD_SENSOR_STATE_NO_READING)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	value = EFX_DWORD_FIELD(entry, MC_CMD_SENSOR_VALUE_ENTRY_TYPEDEF_VALUE);
 
 	/* Convert temperature from degrees to milli-degrees Celsius */