diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/imx-thermal.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/imx-thermal.txt
index 541c25e49abf..1f0f67234a91 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/imx-thermal.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/imx-thermal.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ Required properties:
   calibration data, e.g. OCOTP on imx6q.  The details about calibration data
   can be found in SoC Reference Manual.
 
+Optional properties:
+- clocks : thermal sensor's clock source.
+
 Example:
 
 tempmon {
 	compatible = "fsl,imx6q-tempmon";
 	fsl,tempmon = <&anatop>;
 	fsl,tempmon-data = <&ocotp>;
+	clocks = <&clks 172>;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
index 77a962f1837b..deab7baeeb72 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_thermal.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/cpu_cooling.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ struct imx_thermal_data {
 	unsigned long last_temp;
 	bool irq_enabled;
 	int irq;
+	struct clk *thermal_clk;
 };
 
 static void imx_set_alarm_temp(struct imx_thermal_data *data,
@@ -457,6 +459,22 @@ static int imx_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	data->thermal_clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(data->thermal_clk)) {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to get thermal clk!\n");
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Thermal sensor needs clk on to get correct value, normally
+		 * we should enable its clk before taking measurement and disable
+		 * clk after measurement is done, but if alarm function is enabled,
+		 * hardware will auto measure the temperature periodically, so we
+		 * need to keep the clk always on for alarm function.
+		 */
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->thermal_clk);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to enable thermal clk: %d\n", ret);
+	}
+
 	/* Enable measurements at ~ 10 Hz */
 	regmap_write(map, TEMPSENSE1 + REG_CLR, TEMPSENSE1_MEASURE_FREQ);
 	measure_freq = DIV_ROUND_UP(32768, 10); /* 10 Hz */
@@ -478,6 +496,8 @@ static int imx_thermal_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Disable measurements */
 	regmap_write(map, TEMPSENSE0 + REG_SET, TEMPSENSE0_POWER_DOWN);
+	if (!IS_ERR(data->thermal_clk))
+		clk_disable_unprepare(data->thermal_clk);
 
 	thermal_zone_device_unregister(data->tz);
 	cpufreq_cooling_unregister(data->cdev);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
index 8f181b3f842b..67b608ef2cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ static void find_target_mwait(void)
 
 }
 
+static bool has_pkg_state_counter(void)
+{
+	u64 tmp;
+	return !rdmsrl_safe(MSR_PKG_C2_RESIDENCY, &tmp) ||
+	       !rdmsrl_safe(MSR_PKG_C3_RESIDENCY, &tmp) ||
+	       !rdmsrl_safe(MSR_PKG_C6_RESIDENCY, &tmp) ||
+	       !rdmsrl_safe(MSR_PKG_C7_RESIDENCY, &tmp);
+}
+
 static u64 pkg_state_counter(void)
 {
 	u64 val;
@@ -500,7 +509,7 @@ static int start_power_clamp(void)
 	struct task_struct *thread;
 
 	/* check if pkg cstate counter is completely 0, abort in this case */
-	if (!pkg_state_counter()) {
+	if (!has_pkg_state_counter()) {
 		pr_err("pkg cstate counter not functional, abort\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index a621e90cbf40..338a88bf6662 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ emul_temp_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		ret = tz->ops->set_emul_temp(tz, temperature);
 	}
 
+	if (!ret)
+		thermal_zone_device_update(tz);
+
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(emul_temp, S_IWUSR, NULL, emul_temp_store);