diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.c
index fdb07199d9c2..1967bee4f076 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_hwmon.c
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ thermal_hwmon_lookup_temp(const struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static bool thermal_zone_crit_temp_valid(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	unsigned long temp;
+	return tz->ops->get_crit_temp && !tz->ops->get_crit_temp(tz, &temp);
+}
+
 int thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	struct thermal_hwmon_device *hwmon;
@@ -189,21 +195,18 @@ int thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	if (result)
 		goto free_temp_mem;
 
-	if (tz->ops->get_crit_temp) {
-		unsigned long temperature;
-		if (!tz->ops->get_crit_temp(tz, &temperature)) {
-			snprintf(temp->temp_crit.name,
-				 sizeof(temp->temp_crit.name),
+	if (thermal_zone_crit_temp_valid(tz)) {
+		snprintf(temp->temp_crit.name,
+				sizeof(temp->temp_crit.name),
 				"temp%d_crit", hwmon->count);
-			temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.name = temp->temp_crit.name;
-			temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.mode = 0444;
-			temp->temp_crit.attr.show = temp_crit_show;
-			sysfs_attr_init(&temp->temp_crit.attr.attr);
-			result = device_create_file(hwmon->device,
-						    &temp->temp_crit.attr);
-			if (result)
-				goto unregister_input;
-		}
+		temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.name = temp->temp_crit.name;
+		temp->temp_crit.attr.attr.mode = 0444;
+		temp->temp_crit.attr.show = temp_crit_show;
+		sysfs_attr_init(&temp->temp_crit.attr.attr);
+		result = device_create_file(hwmon->device,
+					    &temp->temp_crit.attr);
+		if (result)
+			goto unregister_input;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ void thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	}
 
 	device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_input.attr);
-	if (tz->ops->get_crit_temp)
+	if (thermal_zone_crit_temp_valid(tz))
 		device_remove_file(hwmon->device, &temp->temp_crit.attr);
 
 	mutex_lock(&thermal_hwmon_list_lock);