diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/patches-5.4/998-thermal-bool.patch b/target/linux/mpc85xx/patches-5.4/998-thermal-bool.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d2732ef64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/patches-5.4/998-thermal-bool.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
++++ b/drivers/thermal/Kconfig
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
+ #
+
+ menuconfig THERMAL
+-	tristate "Generic Thermal sysfs driver"
++	bool "Generic Thermal sysfs driver"
+ 	help
+ 	  Generic Thermal Sysfs driver offers a generic mechanism for
+ 	  thermal management. Usually it's made up of one or more thermal