diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
index e161e633db45..0498e1824a1a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ thermal_zone_device_register_with_trips(const char *type, struct thermal_trip *t
 	ida_init(&tz->ida);
 	mutex_init(&tz->lock);
 	init_completion(&tz->removal);
+	init_completion(&tz->resume);
 	id = ida_alloc(&thermal_tz_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (id < 0) {
 		result = id;
@@ -1577,6 +1578,9 @@ static void thermal_zone_device_resume(struct work_struct *work)
 	thermal_zone_device_init(tz);
 	__thermal_zone_device_update(tz, THERMAL_EVENT_UNSPECIFIED);
 
+	complete(&tz->resume);
+	tz->resuming = false;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
 }
 
@@ -1594,6 +1598,20 @@ static int thermal_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		list_for_each_entry(tz, &thermal_tz_list, node) {
 			mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
 
+			if (tz->resuming) {
+				/*
+				 * thermal_zone_device_resume() queued up for
+				 * this zone has not acquired the lock yet, so
+				 * release it to let the function run and wait
+				 * util it has done the work.
+				 */
+				mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
+
+				wait_for_completion(&tz->resume);
+
+				mutex_lock(&tz->lock);
+			}
+
 			tz->suspended = true;
 
 			mutex_unlock(&tz->lock);
@@ -1611,6 +1629,9 @@ static int thermal_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 			cancel_delayed_work(&tz->poll_queue);
 
+			reinit_completion(&tz->resume);
+			tz->resuming = true;
+
 			/*
 			 * Replace the work function with the resume one, which
 			 * will restore the original work function and schedule
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index b7a3deb372fd..ed28089b50af 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
  * @type:	the thermal zone device type
  * @device:	&struct device for this thermal zone
  * @removal:	removal completion
+ * @resume:	resume completion
  * @trip_temp_attrs:	attributes for trip points for sysfs: trip temperature
  * @trip_type_attrs:	attributes for trip points for sysfs: trip type
  * @trip_hyst_attrs:	attributes for trip points for sysfs: trip hysteresis
@@ -160,12 +161,14 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device {
  * @poll_queue:	delayed work for polling
  * @notify_event: Last notification event
  * @suspended: thermal zone suspend indicator
+ * @resuming:	indicates whether or not thermal zone resume is in progress
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device {
 	int id;
 	char type[THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH];
 	struct device device;
 	struct completion removal;
+	struct completion resume;
 	struct attribute_group trips_attribute_group;
 	struct thermal_attr *trip_temp_attrs;
 	struct thermal_attr *trip_type_attrs;
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device {
 	struct thermal_debugfs *debugfs;
 #endif
 	bool suspended;
+	bool resuming;
 };
 
 /**