diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c
index 284cf2c5a8fd..8e1cf4d789be 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ static ssize_t power_limit_##index##_##suffix##_show(struct device *dev, \
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev; \
 	struct platform_device *pdev; \
 	struct proc_thermal_device *proc_dev; \
-\
+	\
+	if (proc_thermal_emum_mode == PROC_THERMAL_NONE) { \
+		dev_warn(dev, "Attempted to get power limit before device was initialized!\n"); \
+		return 0; \
+	} \
+	\
 	if (proc_thermal_emum_mode == PROC_THERMAL_PLATFORM_DEV) { \
 		pdev = to_platform_device(dev); \
 		proc_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev); \
@@ -298,11 +303,6 @@ static int proc_thermal_add(struct device *dev,
 	*priv = proc_priv;
 
 	ret = proc_thermal_read_ppcc(proc_priv);
-	if (!ret) {
-		ret = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj,
-					 &power_limit_attribute_group);
-
-	}
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -316,8 +316,7 @@ static int proc_thermal_add(struct device *dev,
 
 	proc_priv->int340x_zone = int340x_thermal_zone_add(adev, ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(proc_priv->int340x_zone)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(proc_priv->int340x_zone);
-		goto remove_group;
+		return PTR_ERR(proc_priv->int340x_zone);
 	} else
 		ret = 0;
 
@@ -331,9 +330,6 @@ static int proc_thermal_add(struct device *dev,
 
 remove_zone:
 	int340x_thermal_zone_remove(proc_priv->int340x_zone);
-remove_group:
-	sysfs_remove_group(&proc_priv->dev->kobj,
-			   &power_limit_attribute_group);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -364,7 +360,10 @@ static int int3401_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, proc_priv);
 	proc_thermal_emum_mode = PROC_THERMAL_PLATFORM_DEV;
 
-	return 0;
+	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Creating sysfs group for PROC_THERMAL_PLATFORM_DEV\n");
+
+	return sysfs_create_group(&pdev->dev.kobj,
+					 &power_limit_attribute_group);
 }
 
 static int int3401_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -423,7 +422,7 @@ static int  proc_thermal_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		proc_priv->soc_dts = intel_soc_dts_iosf_init(
 					INTEL_SOC_DTS_INTERRUPT_MSI, 2, 0);
 
-		if (proc_priv->soc_dts && pdev->irq) {
+		if (!IS_ERR(proc_priv->soc_dts) && pdev->irq) {
 			ret = pci_enable_msi(pdev);
 			if (!ret) {
 				ret = request_threaded_irq(pdev->irq, NULL,
@@ -441,7 +440,10 @@ static int  proc_thermal_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No auxiliary DTSs enabled\n");
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Creating sysfs group for PROC_THERMAL_PCI\n");
+
+	return sysfs_create_group(&pdev->dev.kobj,
+					 &power_limit_attribute_group);
 }
 
 static void  proc_thermal_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)