diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
index 3ae16c37bd92..cda09cf2e84b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/coretemp.c
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ struct temp_data {
 
 /* Platform Data per Physical CPU */
 struct platform_data {
-	struct device *hwmon_dev;
-	u16 phys_proc_id;
-	struct temp_data *core_data[MAX_CORE_DATA];
+	struct device		*hwmon_dev;
+	u16			phys_proc_id;
+	struct cpumask		cpumask;
+	struct temp_data	*core_data[MAX_CORE_DATA];
 	struct device_attribute name_attr;
 };
 
@@ -491,16 +492,6 @@ static int create_core_data(struct platform_device *pdev, unsigned int cpu,
 	if (attr_no > MAX_CORE_DATA - 1)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	/*
-	 * Provide a single set of attributes for all HT siblings of a core
-	 * to avoid duplicate sensors (the processor ID and core ID of all
-	 * HT siblings of a core are the same).
-	 * Skip if a HT sibling of this core is already registered.
-	 * This is not an error.
-	 */
-	if (pdata->core_data[attr_no] != NULL)
-		return 0;
-
 	tdata = init_temp_data(cpu, pkg_flag);
 	if (!tdata)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -665,24 +656,11 @@ static void coretemp_device_remove(unsigned int cpu)
 	mutex_unlock(&pdev_list_mutex);
 }
 
-static int get_online_core_in_package(struct platform_data *pdata)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	/* Find online cores, except pkgtemp data */
-	for (i = MAX_CORE_DATA - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-		if (pdata->core_data[i] &&
-			!pdata->core_data[i]->is_pkg_data) {
-			return pdata->core_data[i]->cpu;
-		}
-	}
-	return nr_cpu_ids;
-}
-
 static void get_core_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
 	struct platform_device *pdev = coretemp_get_pdev(cpu);
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
+	struct platform_data *pdata;
 	int err;
 
 	/*
@@ -707,6 +685,8 @@ static void get_core_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		err = coretemp_device_add(cpu);
 		if (err)
 			return;
+
+		pdev = coretemp_get_pdev(cpu);
 		/*
 		 * Check whether pkgtemp support is available.
 		 * If so, add interfaces for pkgtemp.
@@ -714,60 +694,60 @@ static void get_core_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_PTS))
 			coretemp_add_core(cpu, 1);
 	}
+
+	pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	/*
-	 * Physical CPU device already exists.
-	 * So, just add interfaces for this core.
+	 * Check whether a thread sibling is already online. If not add the
+	 * interface for this CPU core.
 	 */
-	coretemp_add_core(cpu, 0);
+	if (!cpumask_intersects(&pdata->cpumask, topology_sibling_cpumask(cpu)))
+		coretemp_add_core(cpu, 0);
+
+	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &pdata->cpumask);
 }
 
 static void put_core_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = coretemp_get_pdev(cpu);
-	struct platform_data *pdata;
+	struct platform_data *pd;
 	struct temp_data *tdata;
-	int i, indx, target;
+	int indx, target;
 
 	/* If the physical CPU device does not exist, just return */
 	if (!pdev)
 		return;
 
-	pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
-	indx = TO_ATTR_NO(cpu);
-
 	/* The core id is too big, just return */
+	indx = TO_ATTR_NO(cpu);
 	if (indx > MAX_CORE_DATA - 1)
 		return;
 
-	if (pdata->core_data[indx] && pdata->core_data[indx]->cpu == cpu)
-		coretemp_remove_core(pdata, indx);
+	pd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	tdata = pd->core_data[indx];
+
+	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, &pd->cpumask);
 
 	/*
-	 * If a HT sibling of a core is taken offline, but another HT sibling
-	 * of the same core is still online, register the alternate sibling.
-	 * This ensures that exactly one set of attributes is provided as long
-	 * as at least one HT sibling of a core is online.
+	 * If this is the last thread sibling, remove the CPU core
+	 * interface, If there is still a sibling online, transfer the
+	 * target cpu of that core interface to it.
 	 */
-	for_each_sibling(i, cpu) {
-		if (i != cpu) {
-			get_core_online(i);
-			/*
-			 * Display temperature sensor data for one HT sibling
-			 * per core only, so abort the loop after one such
-			 * sibling has been found.
-			 */
-			break;
-		}
+	target = cpumask_any_and(&pd->cpumask, topology_sibling_cpumask(cpu));
+	if (target >= nr_cpu_ids) {
+		coretemp_remove_core(pd, indx);
+	} else if (tdata && tdata->cpu == cpu) {
+		mutex_lock(&tdata->update_lock);
+		tdata->cpu = target;
+		mutex_unlock(&tdata->update_lock);
 	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If all cores in this pkg are offline, remove the device.
 	 * coretemp_device_remove calls unregister_platform_device,
 	 * which in turn calls coretemp_remove. This removes the
 	 * pkgtemp entry and does other clean ups.
 	 */
-	target = get_online_core_in_package(pdata);
-	if (target >= nr_cpu_ids) {
+	if (cpumask_empty(&pd->cpumask)) {
 		coretemp_device_remove(cpu);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -775,8 +755,9 @@ static void put_core_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 	 * Check whether this core is the target for the package
 	 * interface. We need to assign it to some other cpu.
 	 */
-	tdata = pdata->core_data[PKG_SYSFS_ATTR_NO];
+	tdata = pd->core_data[PKG_SYSFS_ATTR_NO];
 	if (tdata && tdata->cpu == cpu) {
+		target = cpumask_first(&pd->cpumask);
 		mutex_lock(&tdata->update_lock);
 		tdata->cpu = target;
 		mutex_unlock(&tdata->update_lock);