diff --git a/drivers/thermal/st/stm_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/st/stm_thermal.c
index aaf25ca2f118..1cc5e6c5709e 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/st/stm_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/st/stm_thermal.c
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ static int stm_thermal_set_trips(void *data, int low, int high)
 
 	if (low > -INT_MAX) {
 		sensor->low_temp_enabled = 1;
-		ret = stm_thermal_calculate_threshold(sensor, low, &th);
+		/* add 0.5 of hysteresis due to measurement error */
+		ret = stm_thermal_calculate_threshold(sensor, low - 500, &th);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;