diff --git a/drivers/amlogic/thermal/meson_cooldev.c b/drivers/amlogic/thermal/meson_cooldev.c
index b12bdd9714d7..8ee885970c90 100644
--- a/drivers/amlogic/thermal/meson_cooldev.c
+++ b/drivers/amlogic/thermal/meson_cooldev.c
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ static int meson_set_min_status(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 				for (i = 0; i < tzd->trips; i++)
 					thermal_set_upper(tzd,
 							cdev, i, min_state);
+			thermal_zone_device_update(tzd,
+						   THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 				err = 1;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index 508719f28e25..d1b40670f0c7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -484,6 +484,8 @@ static bool can_notify(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 			 tz->temperature, hyst, trip_temp, tz->hot_step);
 		return true;
 	}
+	if (tz->hot_step != 0)
+		return true;
 	return false;
 }
 #endif