diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/falco/acpi/thermal.asl b/src/mainboard/google/falco/acpi/thermal.asl
index 397f3eb556..a622d6cba6 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/falco/acpi/thermal.asl
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/falco/acpi/thermal.asl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Scope (\_TZ)
 			Return (\PPKG ())
 		}
 
-		Method (_TMP, 0, Serialized)
+		Method (TCHK, 0, Serialized)
 		{
 			// Get Temperature from TIN# set in NVS
 			Store (\_SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0.TINS (TMPS), Local0)
@@ -107,5 +107,30 @@ Scope (\_TZ)
 			Multiply (Local0, 10, Local0)
 			Return (Local0)
 		}
+
+		Method (_TMP, 0, Serialized)
+		{
+			// Get temperature from EC in deci-kelvin
+			Store (TCHK (), Local0)
+
+			// Critical temperature in deci-kelvin
+			Store (CTOK (\TCRT), Local1)
+
+			If (LGreaterEqual (Local0, Local1)) {
+				Store ("CRITICAL TEMPERATURE", Debug)
+				Store (Local0, Debug)
+
+				// Wait 1 second for EC to re-poll
+				Sleep (1000)
+
+				// Re-read temperature from EC
+				Store (TCHK (), Local0)
+
+				Store ("RE-READ TEMPERATURE", Debug)
+				Store (Local0, Debug)
+			}
+
+			Return (Local0)
+		}
 	}
 }