diff --git a/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
index 7747b96002e3..f3fb8e2a7f0c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #define TEMP0_TH			(0x4)
 #define TEMP0_RST_TH			(0x8)
 #define TEMP0_CFG			(0xC)
+#define TEMP0_CFG_SS_MSK		(0xF000)
+#define TEMP0_CFG_HDAK_MSK		(0x30)
 #define TEMP0_EN			(0x10)
 #define TEMP0_INT_EN			(0x14)
 #define TEMP0_INT_CLR			(0x18)
@@ -132,19 +134,41 @@ static inline void hisi_thermal_enable(void __iomem *addr, int value)
 	writel(value, addr + TEMP0_EN);
 }
 
-static inline void hisi_thermal_sensor_select(void __iomem *addr, int sensor)
-{
-	writel((sensor << 12), addr + TEMP0_CFG);
-}
-
 static inline int hisi_thermal_get_temperature(void __iomem *addr)
 {
 	return hisi_thermal_step_to_temp(readl(addr + TEMP0_VALUE));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Temperature configuration register - Sensor selection
+ *
+ * Bits [19:12]
+ *
+ * 0x0: local sensor (default)
+ * 0x1: remote sensor 1 (ACPU cluster 1)
+ * 0x2: remote sensor 2 (ACPU cluster 0)
+ * 0x3: remote sensor 3 (G3D)
+ */
+static inline void hisi_thermal_sensor_select(void __iomem *addr, int sensor)
+{
+	writel((readl(addr + TEMP0_CFG) & ~TEMP0_CFG_SS_MSK) |
+	       (sensor << 12), addr + TEMP0_CFG);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Temperature configuration register - Hdak conversion polling interval
+ *
+ * Bits [5:4]
+ *
+ * 0x0 :   0.768 ms
+ * 0x1 :   6.144 ms
+ * 0x2 :  49.152 ms
+ * 0x3 : 393.216 ms
+ */
 static inline void hisi_thermal_hdak_set(void __iomem *addr, int value)
 {
-	writel(value, addr + TEMP0_CFG);
+	writel((readl(addr + TEMP0_CFG) & ~TEMP0_CFG_HDAK_MSK) |
+	       (value << 4), addr + TEMP0_CFG);
 }
 
 static long hisi_thermal_get_sensor_temp(struct hisi_thermal_data *data,