diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
index 70d7fff24fa2..f709e44c76a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 /* External cooling devices, allowed for binding to mlxsw thermal zones. */
 static char * const mlxsw_thermal_external_allowed_cdev[] = {
 	"mlxreg_fan",
+	"emc2305",
 };
 
 struct mlxsw_cooling_states {