diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/ctrl_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/ctrl_gk20a.c
index 23fbdce0c..6768dbeb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/ctrl_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/ctrl_gk20a.c
@@ -1278,9 +1278,7 @@ static int nvgpu_gpu_get_temperature(struct gk20a *g,
 
 	gk20a_idle(g->dev);
 
-	/* Convert from standard S24.8 fixed point to mC */
-	if (!err)
-		args->temperature = (temp_f24_8 * 1000) / 256;
+	args->temp_f24_8 = (s32)temp_f24_8;
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h b/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
index 16aa51b2b..0aeea4f07 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nvgpu.h
@@ -743,7 +743,10 @@ struct nvgpu_gpu_get_power_args {
 
 struct nvgpu_gpu_get_temperature_args {
 	__u32 reserved[3];
-	__u32 temperature;	/* mC */
+	/* Temperature in signed fixed point format SFXP24.8
+	 *    Celsius = temp_f24_8 / 256.
+	 */
+	__s32 temp_f24_8;
 };
 
 #define NVGPU_GPU_IOCTL_ZCULL_GET_CTX_SIZE \