diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
index 8c8ce80..57c83aa 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_sys.c
@@ -697,7 +697,9 @@ policy_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tz = to_thermal_zone(dev);
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->governor->name);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->governor ? (tz->governor->name ? tz->governor->name : "NULL name") : "NULL governor");
+
+//	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", tz->governor->name);
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(type, 0444, type_show, NULL);