diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
index 1234dbe95895112ccba9364512df7679c4cff499..41c8d47805c4e295da650706beba103ccf0d83ef 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
@@ -418,11 +418,12 @@ static int thermal_genl_cmd_tz_get_trip(struct param *p)
 	for (i = 0; i < tz->trips; i++) {
 
 		enum thermal_trip_type type;
-		int temp, hyst;
+		int temp, hyst = 0;
 
 		tz->ops->get_trip_type(tz, i, &type);
 		tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, i, &temp);
-		tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, i, &hyst);
+		if (tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
+			tz->ops->get_trip_hyst(tz, i, &hyst);
 
 		if (nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_ID, i) ||
 		    nla_put_u32(msg, THERMAL_GENL_ATTR_TZ_TRIP_TYPE, type) ||