diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
index 25aac40f2764..919877970ae3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/scpi-hwmon.c
@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@ scpi_show_sensor(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 
 	scpi_scale_reading(&value, sensor);
 
+	/*
+	 * Temperature sensor values are treated as signed values based on
+	 * observation even though that is not explicitly specified, and
+	 * because an unsigned u64 temperature does not really make practical
+	 * sense especially when the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius.
+	 */
+	if (sensor->info.class == TEMPERATURE)
+		return sprintf(buf, "%lld\n", (s64)value);
+
 	return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", value);
 }