diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
index 332052e24a86..4a2c299c0462 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c
@@ -377,12 +377,14 @@ int thermal_notify_tz_trip_delete(int tz_id, int trip_id)
 	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_DELETE, &p);
 }
 
-int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(int tz_id, int trip_id, int trip_type,
-				  int trip_temp, int trip_hyst)
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(const struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				  const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
-	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz_id, .trip_id = trip_id,
-			   .trip_type = trip_type, .trip_temp = trip_temp,
-			   .trip_hyst = trip_hyst };
+	struct param p = { .tz_id = tz->id,
+			   .trip_id = thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip),
+			   .trip_type = trip->type,
+			   .trip_temp = trip->temperature,
+			   .trip_hyst = trip->hysteresis };
 
 	return thermal_genl_send_event(THERMAL_GENL_EVENT_TZ_TRIP_CHANGE, &p);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.h b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.h
index 0a9987c3bc57..bb4c47d685e3 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.h
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ struct thermal_genl_cpu_caps {
 	int efficiency;
 };
 
+struct thermal_zone_device;
+struct thermal_trip;
+
 /* Netlink notification function */
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL_NETLINK
 int __init thermal_netlink_init(void);
@@ -23,8 +26,8 @@ int thermal_notify_tz_trip_up(int tz_id, int id, int temp);
 int thermal_notify_tz_trip_delete(int tz_id, int id);
 int thermal_notify_tz_trip_add(int tz_id, int id, int type,
 			       int temp, int hyst);
-int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(int tz_id, int id, int type,
-				  int temp, int hyst);
+int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(const struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+				  const struct thermal_trip *trip);
 int thermal_notify_cdev_state_update(int cdev_id, int state);
 int thermal_notify_cdev_add(int cdev_id, const char *name, int max_state);
 int thermal_notify_cdev_delete(int cdev_id);
@@ -79,8 +82,8 @@ static inline int thermal_notify_tz_trip_add(int tz_id, int id, int type,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(int tz_id, int id, int type,
-						int temp, int hyst)
+static inline int thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(const struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+						const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c
index 8bffa1e5e206..c875a26d5adf 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_trip.c
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ int thermal_zone_trip_id(const struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 void thermal_zone_trip_updated(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 			       const struct thermal_trip *trip)
 {
-	thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(tz->id, thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip),
-				      trip->type, trip->temperature,
-				      trip->hysteresis);
+	thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(tz, trip);
 	__thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_TRIP_CHANGED);
 }
 
@@ -168,8 +166,6 @@ void thermal_zone_set_trip_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 		return;
 
 	trip->temperature = temp;
-	thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(tz->id, thermal_zone_trip_id(tz, trip),
-				      trip->type, trip->temperature,
-				      trip->hysteresis);
+	thermal_notify_tz_trip_change(tz, trip);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_set_trip_temp);