diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega10_thermal.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega10_thermal.c
index d572ba4ec9b166..952cd3d7240e38 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega10_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/vega10_thermal.c
@@ -374,8 +374,18 @@ static int vega10_thermal_set_temperature_range(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr,
 	/* compare them in unit celsius degree */
 	if (low < range->min / PP_TEMPERATURE_UNITS_PER_CENTIGRADES)
 		low = range->min / PP_TEMPERATURE_UNITS_PER_CENTIGRADES;
-	if (high > tdp_table->usSoftwareShutdownTemp)
-		high = tdp_table->usSoftwareShutdownTemp;
+
+	/*
+	 * As a common sense, usSoftwareShutdownTemp should be bigger
+	 * than ThotspotLimit. For any invalid usSoftwareShutdownTemp,
+	 * we will just use the max possible setting VEGA10_THERMAL_MAXIMUM_ALERT_TEMP
+	 * to avoid false alarms.
+	 */
+	if ((tdp_table->usSoftwareShutdownTemp >
+	     range->hotspot_crit_max / PP_TEMPERATURE_UNITS_PER_CENTIGRADES)) {
+		if (high > tdp_table->usSoftwareShutdownTemp)
+			high = tdp_table->usSoftwareShutdownTemp;
+	}
 
 	if (low > high)
 		return -EINVAL;