diff --git a/drivers/thermal/sun8i_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/sun8i_thermal.c
index c02c398b0..aa496e1ba 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/sun8i_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/sun8i_thermal.c
@@ -344,11 +344,6 @@ static int sun8i_ths_calibrate(struct ths_device *tmdev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void sun8i_ths_reset_control_assert(void *data)
-{
-	reset_control_assert(data);
-}
-
 static struct regmap *sun8i_ths_get_sram_regmap(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	struct platform_device *sram_pdev;
@@ -391,19 +386,10 @@ static int sun8i_ths_resource_init(struct ths_device *tmdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(tmdev->regmap);
 
 	if (tmdev->chip->has_bus_clk_reset) {
-		tmdev->reset = devm_reset_control_get(dev, NULL);
+		tmdev->reset = devm_reset_control_get_shared_deasserted(dev, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(tmdev->reset))
 			return PTR_ERR(tmdev->reset);
 
-		ret = reset_control_deassert(tmdev->reset);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, sun8i_ths_reset_control_assert,
-					       tmdev->reset);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
 		tmdev->bus_clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, "bus");
 		if (IS_ERR(tmdev->bus_clk))
 			return PTR_ERR(tmdev->bus_clk);