diff --git a/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
index 761d055..9428499 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/hisi_thermal.c
@@ -515,15 +515,6 @@ static int hisi_thermal_register_sensor(struct platform_device *pdev,
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, of_hisi_thermal_match);
 
-static void hisi_thermal_toggle_sensor(struct hisi_thermal_sensor *sensor,
-				       bool on)
-{
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tzd = sensor->tzd;
-
-	tzd->ops->set_mode(tzd,
-		on ? THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED : THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED);
-}
-
 static int hisi_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct hisi_thermal_data *data;
@@ -571,7 +562,7 @@ static int hisi_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	hisi_thermal_toggle_sensor(&data->sensor, true);
+	thermal_zone_device_toggle((&data->sensor)->tzd, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -579,9 +570,8 @@ static int hisi_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int hisi_thermal_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct hisi_thermal_data *data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct hisi_thermal_sensor *sensor = &data->sensor;
 
-	hisi_thermal_toggle_sensor(sensor, false);
+	thermal_zone_device_toggle((&data->sensor)->tzd, false);
 
 	data->disable_sensor(data);
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
index e09f035..f138b78 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/of-thermal.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *
 			tzd = thermal_zone_of_add_sensor(child, sensor_np,
 							 data, ops);
 			if (!IS_ERR(tzd))
-				tzd->ops->set_mode(tzd, THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED);
+				thermal_zone_device_toggle(tzd, true);
 
 			of_node_put(sensor_specs.np);
 			of_node_put(child);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c
index f36375d..c191e41 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/rockchip_thermal.c
@@ -1022,15 +1022,6 @@ static void rk_tsadcv2_tshut_mode(int chn, void __iomem *regs,
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, of_rockchip_thermal_match);
 
-static void
-rockchip_thermal_toggle_sensor(struct rockchip_thermal_sensor *sensor, bool on)
-{
-	struct thermal_zone_device *tzd = sensor->tzd;
-
-	tzd->ops->set_mode(tzd,
-		on ? THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED : THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED);
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t rockchip_thermal_alarm_irq_thread(int irq, void *dev)
 {
 	struct rockchip_thermal_data *thermal = dev;
@@ -1292,7 +1283,7 @@ static int rockchip_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	thermal->chip->control(thermal->regs, true);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < thermal->chip->chn_num; i++)
-		rockchip_thermal_toggle_sensor(&thermal->sensors[i], true);
+		thermal_zone_device_toggle((&thermal->sensors[i])->tzd, true);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, thermal);
 
@@ -1311,11 +1302,8 @@ static int rockchip_thermal_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct rockchip_thermal_data *thermal = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < thermal->chip->chn_num; i++) {
-		struct rockchip_thermal_sensor *sensor = &thermal->sensors[i];
-
-		rockchip_thermal_toggle_sensor(sensor, false);
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < thermal->chip->chn_num; i++)
+		thermal_zone_device_toggle((&thermal->sensors[i])->tzd, false);
 
 	thermal->chip->control(thermal->regs, false);
 
@@ -1332,7 +1320,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused rockchip_thermal_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < thermal->chip->chn_num; i++)
-		rockchip_thermal_toggle_sensor(&thermal->sensors[i], false);
+		thermal_zone_device_toggle((&thermal->sensors[i])->tzd, false);
 
 	thermal->chip->control(thermal->regs, false);
 
@@ -1383,7 +1371,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused rockchip_thermal_resume(struct device *dev)
 	thermal->chip->control(thermal->regs, true);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < thermal->chip->chn_num; i++)
-		rockchip_thermal_toggle_sensor(&thermal->sensors[i], true);
+		thermal_zone_device_toggle((&thermal->sensors[i])->tzd, true);
 
 	pinctrl_pm_select_default_state(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
index eb03d7e..d5db101 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
@@ -227,3 +227,18 @@ int thermal_zone_get_offset(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_get_offset);
+
+/**
+ * thermal_zone_device_toggle() - enables/disables thermal zone device
+ * @tz: a valid pointer to a struct thermal_zone_device
+ *
+ * Enables/Disables thermal zone device.
+ *
+ * Return: On success returns 0, an error code otherwise.
+ */
+int thermal_zone_device_toggle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, bool on)
+{
+	return tz->ops->set_mode(tz,
+		on ? THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED : THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_toggle);
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
index 23b5e0a..343f52b 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sysfs.c
@@ -72,17 +72,19 @@
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
 	int result;
+	bool on;
 
 	if (!tz->ops->set_mode)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (!strncmp(buf, "enabled", sizeof("enabled") - 1))
-		result = tz->ops->set_mode(tz, THERMAL_DEVICE_ENABLED);
+		on = true;
 	else if (!strncmp(buf, "disabled", sizeof("disabled") - 1))
-		result = tz->ops->set_mode(tz, THERMAL_DEVICE_DISABLED);
+		on = false;
 	else
-		result = -EINVAL;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
+	result = thermal_zone_device_toggle(tz, on);
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/thermal.h b/include/linux/thermal.h
index 7834be6..4fbbabe 100644
--- a/include/linux/thermal.h
+++ b/include/linux/thermal.h
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device *
 int thermal_zone_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int *temp);
 int thermal_zone_get_slope(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
 int thermal_zone_get_offset(struct thermal_zone_device *tz);
+int thermal_zone_device_toggle(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, bool on);
 
 int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
 struct thermal_instance *get_thermal_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *,
