diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index fcac28d28739..481217092cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -297,24 +297,18 @@ static void thermal_zone_device_set_polling(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 static void monitor_thermal_zone(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
-
 	if (tz->mode != THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED)
 		thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, 0);
 	else if (tz->passive)
 		thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, tz->passive_delay_jiffies);
 	else if (tz->polling_delay_jiffies)
 		thermal_zone_device_set_polling(tz, tz->polling_delay_jiffies);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 }
 
 static void handle_non_critical_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 	tz->governor ? tz->governor->throttle(tz, trip) :
 		       def_governor->throttle(tz, trip);
-	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 }
 
 void thermal_zone_device_critical(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
@@ -382,7 +376,7 @@ static void update_temperature(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	int temp, ret;
 
-	ret = thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temp);
+	ret = __thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, &temp);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret != -EAGAIN)
 			dev_warn(&tz->device,
@@ -391,10 +385,8 @@ static void update_temperature(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 	tz->last_temperature = tz->temperature;
 	tz->temperature = temp;
-	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 
 	trace_thermal_temperature(tz);
 
@@ -457,15 +449,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_disable);
 
 int thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
-	enum thermal_device_mode mode;
+	lockdep_assert_held(&tz->lock);
 
-	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
-
-	mode = tz->mode;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
-
-	return mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED;
+	return tz->mode == THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED;
 }
 
 void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
@@ -473,9 +459,6 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 {
 	int count;
 
-	if (!thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(tz))
-		return;
-
 	if (atomic_read(&in_suspend))
 		return;
 
@@ -483,9 +466,14 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		      "'get_temp' ops set\n", __func__))
 		return;
 
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+
+	if (!thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(tz))
+		goto out;
+
 	update_temperature(tz);
 
-	thermal_zone_set_trips(tz);
+	__thermal_zone_set_trips(tz);
 
 	tz->notify_event = event;
 
@@ -493,6 +481,8 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		handle_thermal_trip(tz, count);
 
 	monitor_thermal_zone(tz);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_update);
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
index 2241d2dce017..1571917bd3c8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ int thermal_build_list_of_policies(char *buf);
 
 /* Helpers */
 void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+void __thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+int __thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp);
 
 /* sysfs I/F */
 int thermal_zone_create_device_groups(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
index 690890f054a3..c65cdce8f856 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
@@ -64,27 +64,17 @@ get_thermal_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_thermal_instance);
 
-/**
- * thermal_zone_get_temp() - returns the temperature of a thermal zone
- * @tz: a valid pointer to a struct thermal_zone_device
- * @temp: a valid pointer to where to store the resulting temperature.
- *
- * When a valid thermal zone reference is passed, it will fetch its
- * temperature and fill @temp.
- *
- * Return: On success returns 0, an error code otherwise
- */
-int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
+int __thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	int count;
 	int crit_temp = INT_MAX;
 	enum thermal_trip_type type;
 
-	if (!tz || IS_ERR(tz) || !tz->ops->get_temp)
-		goto exit;
+	lockdep_assert_held(&tz->lock);
 
-	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+	if (!tz || IS_ERR(tz) || !tz->ops->get_temp)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = tz->ops->get_temp(tz, temp);
 
@@ -107,35 +97,42 @@ int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
 			*temp = tz->emul_temperature;
 	}
 
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * thermal_zone_get_temp() - returns the temperature of a thermal zone
+ * @tz: a valid pointer to a struct thermal_zone_device
+ * @temp: a valid pointer to where to store the resulting temperature.
+ *
+ * When a valid thermal zone reference is passed, it will fetch its
+ * temperature and fill @temp.
+ *
+ * Return: On success returns 0, an error code otherwise
+ */
+int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+	ret = __thermal_zone_get_temp(tz, temp);
 	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
-exit:
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_temp);
 
-/**
- * thermal_zone_set_trips - Computes the next trip points for the driver
- * @tz: a pointer to a thermal zone device structure
- *
- * The function computes the next temperature boundaries by browsing
- * the trip points. The result is the closer low and high trip points
- * to the current temperature. These values are passed to the backend
- * driver to let it set its own notification mechanism (usually an
- * interrupt).
- *
- * It does not return a value
- */
-void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+void __thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	int low = -INT_MAX;
 	int high = INT_MAX;
 	int trip_temp, hysteresis;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&tz->lock);
 
 	if (!tz->ops->set_trips || !tz->ops->get_trip_hyst)
-		goto exit;
+		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < tz->num_trips; i++) {
 		int trip_low;
@@ -154,7 +151,7 @@ void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 
 	/* No need to change trip points */
 	if (tz->prev_low_trip == low && tz->prev_high_trip == high)
-		goto exit;
+		return;
 
 	tz->prev_low_trip = low;
 	tz->prev_high_trip = high;
@@ -169,8 +166,24 @@ void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	ret = tz->ops->set_trips(tz, low, high);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(&tz->device, "Failed to set trips: %d\n", ret);
+}
 
-exit:
+/**
+ * thermal_zone_set_trips - Computes the next trip points for the driver
+ * @tz: a pointer to a thermal zone device structure
+ *
+ * The function computes the next temperature boundaries by browsing
+ * the trip points. The result is the closer low and high trip points
+ * to the current temperature. These values are passed to the backend
+ * driver to let it set its own notification mechanism (usually an
+ * interrupt).
+ *
+ * It does not return a value
+ */
+void thermal_zone_set_trips(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+	__thermal_zone_set_trips(tz);
 	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index 0f8201060c38..78c5841bdfae 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ static ssize_t
 mode_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
-	int enabled = thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(tz);
+	int enabled;
+
+	mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+	enabled = thermal_zone_device_is_enabled(tz);
+	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 }