diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index d755440791b7..c00dc9275fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 {
 	enum thermal_trend trend;
 
-	if (!tz->ops->get_trend || tz->ops->get_trend(tz, trip, &trend)) {
+	if (tz->emul_temperature || !tz->ops->get_trend ||
+	    tz->ops->get_trend(tz, trip, &trend)) {
 		if (tz->temperature > tz->last_temperature)
 			trend = THERMAL_TREND_RAISING;
 		else if (tz->temperature < tz->last_temperature)