diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3403_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3403_thermal.c
index 264c9bc8e645..2262de1e14d9 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3403_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int3403_thermal.c
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ static int int3403_add(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 
-	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(priv->adev->handle, "_TMP",
-				       NULL, &tmp);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_integer_exclusive(priv->adev->handle, "_TMP", NULL, &tmp);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		status = acpi_evaluate_integer(priv->adev->handle, "PTYP",
 				       NULL, &priv->type);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
index 965700ee6962..9451fea1f65c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/int340x_thermal_zone.c
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ static int int340x_thermal_get_zone_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *zone,
 	unsigned long long tmp;
 	acpi_status status;
 
-	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(d->adev->handle, "_TMP", NULL, &tmp);
+	/*
+	 * On some ThinkPads _TMP switches the EC page selector without
+	 * taking the mutex the battery methods use.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_evaluate_integer_exclusive(d->adev->handle, "_TMP", NULL, &tmp);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
 		return -EIO;
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c
index 850bfe7c1ede..cef1d34f3f53 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/int340x_thermal/processor_thermal_device.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int proc_thermal_add(struct device *dev, struct proc_thermal_device *proc_priv)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(adev->handle, "_TMP", NULL, &tmp);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_integer_exclusive(adev->handle, "_TMP", NULL, &tmp);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		/* there is no _TMP method, add local method */
 		if (intel_tcc_get_tjmax(-1) > 0)