diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
index 8fa286ccdd6b..250a85049697 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
@@ -176,6 +176,12 @@ mlxsw_thermal_module_trips_update(struct device *dev, struct mlxsw_core *core,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (crit_temp > emerg_temp) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "%s : Critical threshold %d is above emergency threshold %d\n",
+			 tz->tzdev->type, crit_temp, emerg_temp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* According to the system thermal requirements, the thermal zones are
 	 * defined with four trip points. The critical and emergency
 	 * temperature thresholds, provided by QSFP module are set as "active"
@@ -190,11 +196,8 @@ mlxsw_thermal_module_trips_update(struct device *dev, struct mlxsw_core *core,
 		tz->trips[MLXSW_THERMAL_TEMP_TRIP_NORM].temp = crit_temp;
 	tz->trips[MLXSW_THERMAL_TEMP_TRIP_HIGH].temp = crit_temp;
 	tz->trips[MLXSW_THERMAL_TEMP_TRIP_HOT].temp = emerg_temp;
-	if (emerg_temp > crit_temp)
-		tz->trips[MLXSW_THERMAL_TEMP_TRIP_CRIT].temp = emerg_temp +
+	tz->trips[MLXSW_THERMAL_TEMP_TRIP_CRIT].temp = emerg_temp +
 					MLXSW_THERMAL_MODULE_TEMP_SHIFT;
-	else
-		tz->trips[MLXSW_THERMAL_TEMP_TRIP_CRIT].temp = emerg_temp;
 
 	return 0;
 }