diff --git a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
index ed805c7c5ace..986cbd01aaaa 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/samsung/exynos_tmu.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
  * @regulator: pointer to the TMU regulator structure.
  * @reg_conf: pointer to structure to register with core thermal.
  * @ntrip: number of supported trip points.
+ * @enabled: current status of TMU device
  * @tmu_initialize: SoC specific TMU initialization method
  * @tmu_control: SoC specific TMU control method
  * @tmu_read: SoC specific TMU temperature read method
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ struct exynos_tmu_data {
 	struct regulator *regulator;
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tzd;
 	unsigned int ntrip;
+	bool enabled;
 
 	int (*tmu_initialize)(struct platform_device *pdev);
 	void (*tmu_control)(struct platform_device *pdev, bool on);
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ static void exynos_tmu_control(struct platform_device *pdev, bool on)
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 	clk_enable(data->clk);
 	data->tmu_control(pdev, on);
+	data->enabled = on;
 	clk_disable(data->clk);
 	mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
 }
@@ -890,7 +893,7 @@ static int exynos_get_temp(void *p, int *temp)
 {
 	struct exynos_tmu_data *data = p;
 
-	if (!data || !data->tmu_read)
+	if (!data || !data->tmu_read || !data->enabled)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);