diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index 6b9865c786ba..41c05098ed1d 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ __cpufreq_cooling_register(struct device_node *np,
 		cdev = ERR_PTR(ret);
 		goto free_table;
 	}
-	cpufreq_cdev->id = ret;
+	cpufreq_cdev->id = policy->cpu;
 
 	snprintf(dev_name, sizeof(dev_name), "thermal-cpufreq-%d",
 		 cpufreq_cdev->id);