diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c
index 0d94d1a19eb7f38a32db8fa2bf5db99c20719a52..2a02c9f1d7ff1cb31642647b4ae00d9fca558eb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/subdev/therm/temp.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ alarm_timer_callback(struct nouveau_alarm *alarm)
 					     NOUVEAU_THERM_THRS_SHUTDOWN);
 
 	/* schedule the next poll in one second */
-	if (list_empty(&alarm->head))
+	if (therm->temp_get(therm) >= 0 && list_empty(&alarm->head))
 		ptimer->alarm(ptimer, 1000 * 1000 * 1000, alarm);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sensor.alarm_program_lock, flags);