diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 9cd15e8c8932..564ea1424288 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_register_thermal_zone(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 			thermal_zone_device_register("acpitz", trips, tz,
 						     &acpi_thermal_zone_ops,
 						     0, 0, 0,
-						     tz->polling_frequency);
+						     tz->polling_frequency*100);
 	if (IS_ERR(tz->thermal_zone))
 		return -ENODEV;