diff --git a/drivers/thermal/qoriq_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/qoriq_thermal.c
index 9a455948ddf0..1730dbe5eeb6 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/qoriq_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/qoriq_thermal.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define REGS_TRITSR(n)	(0x100 + 16 * (n)) /* Immediate Temperature
 					    * Site Register
 					    */
+#define TRITSR_V	BIT(31)
 #define REGS_TTRnCR(n)	(0xf10 + 4 * (n)) /* Temperature Range n
 					   * Control Register
 					   */
@@ -81,8 +82,24 @@ static int tmu_get_temp(void *p, int *temp)
 	struct qoriq_sensor *qsensor = p;
 	struct qoriq_tmu_data *qdata = qoriq_sensor_to_data(qsensor);
 	u32 val;
+	/*
+	 * REGS_TRITSR(id) has the following layout:
+	 *
+	 * 31  ... 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
+	 *  V          TEMP
+	 *
+	 * Where V bit signifies if the measurement is ready and is
+	 * within sensor range. TEMP is an 8 bit value representing
+	 * temperature in C.
+	 */
+	if (regmap_read_poll_timeout(qdata->regmap,
+				     REGS_TRITSR(qsensor->id),
+				     val,
+				     val & TRITSR_V,
+				     USEC_PER_MSEC,
+				     10 * USEC_PER_MSEC))
+		return -ENODATA;
 
-	regmap_read(qdata->regmap, REGS_TRITSR(qsensor->id), &val);
 	*temp = (val & 0xff) * 1000;
 
 	return 0;