diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-5.4/999-thermal-tristate.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.4/999-thermal-tristate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a207c8eae166988775b5627b14c7ae296fad596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.4/999-thermal-tristate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
++++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
+ #
+ 
+ menuconfig THERMAL
+-	bool "Generic Thermal sysfs driver"
++	tristate "Generic Thermal sysfs driver"
+ 	help
+ 	  Generic Thermal Sysfs driver offers a generic mechanism for
+ 	  thermal management. Usually it's made up of one or more thermal
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/patches-5.4/998-thermal-bool.patch b/target/linux/ramips/patches-5.4/998-thermal-bool.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba05101d784cd7e0bded65941a99aec69f01c0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/patches-5.4/998-thermal-bool.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
++++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
+ #
+ 
+ menuconfig THERMAL
+-	tristate "Generic Thermal sysfs driver"
++	bool "Generic Thermal sysfs driver"
+ 	help
+ 	  Generic Thermal Sysfs driver offers a generic mechanism for
+ 	  thermal management. Usually it's made up of one or more thermal