diff --git a/drivers/thermal/power_allocator.c b/drivers/thermal/power_allocator.c
index 7006860f2f36..eae8a5ae794a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/power_allocator.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/power_allocator.c
@@ -73,6 +73,90 @@ struct power_allocator_params {
 };
 
 /**
+ * estimate_sustainable_power() - Estimate the sustainable power of a thermal zone
+ * @tz: thermal zone we are operating in
+ *
+ * For thermal zones that don't provide a sustainable_power in their
+ * thermal_zone_params, estimate one.  Calculate it using the minimum
+ * power of all the cooling devices as that gives a valid value that
+ * can give some degree of functionality.  For optimal performance of
+ * this governor, provide a sustainable_power in the thermal zone's
+ * thermal_zone_params.
+ */
+static u32 estimate_sustainable_power(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
+{
+	u32 sustainable_power = 0;
+	struct thermal_instance *instance;
+	struct power_allocator_params *params = tz->governor_data;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(instance, &tz->thermal_instances, tz_node) {
+		struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev = instance->cdev;
+		u32 min_power;
+
+		if (instance->trip != params->trip_max_desired_temperature)
+			continue;
+
+		if (power_actor_get_min_power(cdev, tz, &min_power))
+			continue;
+
+		sustainable_power += min_power;
+	}
+
+	return sustainable_power;
+}
+
+/**
+ * estimate_controller_constants() - Estimate the constants for the PID controller
+ * @tz:		thermal zone for which to estimate the constants
+ * @sustainable_power:	sustainable power for the thermal zone
+ * @trip_switch_on:	trip point number for the switch on temperature
+ * @control_temp:	target temperature for the power allocator governor
+ * @force:	whether to force the update of the constants
+ *
+ * This function is used to update the estimation of the PID
+ * controller constants in struct thermal_zone_parameters.
+ * Sustainable power is provided in case it was estimated.  The
+ * estimated sustainable_power should not be stored in the
+ * thermal_zone_parameters so it has to be passed explicitly to this
+ * function.
+ *
+ * If @force is not set, the values in the thermal zone's parameters
+ * are preserved if they are not zero.  If @force is set, the values
+ * in thermal zone's parameters are overwritten.
+ */
+static void estimate_controller_constants(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
+					  u32 sustainable_power,
+					  int trip_switch_on,
+					  unsigned long control_temp,
+					  bool force)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long switch_on_temp;
+	u32 temperature_threshold;
+
+	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, trip_switch_on, &switch_on_temp);
+	if (ret)
+		switch_on_temp = 0;
+
+	temperature_threshold = control_temp - switch_on_temp;
+
+	if (!tz->tzp->k_po || force)
+		tz->tzp->k_po = int_to_frac(sustainable_power) /
+			temperature_threshold;
+
+	if (!tz->tzp->k_pu || force)
+		tz->tzp->k_pu = int_to_frac(2 * sustainable_power) /
+			temperature_threshold;
+
+	if (!tz->tzp->k_i || force)
+		tz->tzp->k_i = int_to_frac(10) / 1000;
+	/*
+	 * The default for k_d and integral_cutoff is 0, so we can
+	 * leave them as they are.
+	 */
+}
+
+/**
  * pid_controller() - PID controller
  * @tz:	thermal zone we are operating in
  * @current_temp:	the current temperature in millicelsius
@@ -98,10 +182,20 @@ static u32 pid_controller(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 {
 	s64 p, i, d, power_range;
 	s32 err, max_power_frac;
+	u32 sustainable_power;
 	struct power_allocator_params *params = tz->governor_data;
 
 	max_power_frac = int_to_frac(max_allocatable_power);
 
+	if (tz->tzp->sustainable_power) {
+		sustainable_power = tz->tzp->sustainable_power;
+	} else {
+		sustainable_power = estimate_sustainable_power(tz);
+		estimate_controller_constants(tz, sustainable_power,
+					      params->trip_switch_on,
+					      control_temp, true);
+	}
+
 	err = ((s32)control_temp - (s32)current_temp);
 	err = int_to_frac(err);
 
@@ -139,7 +233,7 @@ static u32 pid_controller(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	power_range = p + i + d;
 
 	/* feed-forward the known sustainable dissipatable power */
-	power_range = tz->tzp->sustainable_power + frac_to_int(power_range);
+	power_range = sustainable_power + frac_to_int(power_range);
 
 	power_range = clamp(power_range, (s64)0, (s64)max_allocatable_power);
 
@@ -417,19 +511,18 @@ static int power_allocator_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct power_allocator_params *params;
-	unsigned long switch_on_temp, control_temp;
-	u32 temperature_threshold;
+	unsigned long control_temp;
 
-	if (!tz->tzp || !tz->tzp->sustainable_power) {
-		dev_err(&tz->device,
-			"power_allocator: missing sustainable_power\n");
+	if (!tz->tzp)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	params = kzalloc(sizeof(*params), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!params)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (!tz->tzp->sustainable_power)
+		dev_warn(&tz->device, "power_allocator: sustainable_power will be estimated\n");
+
 	ret = get_governor_trips(tz, params);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&tz->device,
@@ -438,29 +531,14 @@ static int power_allocator_bind(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 		goto free;
 	}
 
-	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, params->trip_switch_on,
-				     &switch_on_temp);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free;
-
 	ret = tz->ops->get_trip_temp(tz, params->trip_max_desired_temperature,
 				     &control_temp);
 	if (ret)
 		goto free;
 
-	temperature_threshold = control_temp - switch_on_temp;
-
-	tz->tzp->k_po = tz->tzp->k_po ?:
-		int_to_frac(tz->tzp->sustainable_power) / temperature_threshold;
-	tz->tzp->k_pu = tz->tzp->k_pu ?:
-		int_to_frac(2 * tz->tzp->sustainable_power) /
-		temperature_threshold;
-	tz->tzp->k_i = tz->tzp->k_i ?: int_to_frac(10) / 1000;
-	/*
-	 * The default for k_d and integral_cutoff is 0, so we can
-	 * leave them as they are.
-	 */
-
+	estimate_controller_constants(tz, tz->tzp->sustainable_power,
+				      params->trip_switch_on, control_temp,
+				      false);
 	reset_pid_controller(params);
 
 	tz->governor_data = params;
