diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
index 2ba4c9bb790a..c087dbcf3535 100644
--- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ temperature) and throttle appropriate devices.
 	.bind: bind the thermal zone device with a thermal cooling device.
 	.unbind: unbind the thermal zone device with a thermal cooling device.
 	.get_temp: get the current temperature of the thermal zone.
-	.get_mode: get the current mode (user/kernel) of the thermal zone.
-	    - "kernel" means thermal management is done in kernel.
-	    - "user" will prevent kernel thermal driver actions upon trip points
+	.get_mode: get the current mode (enabled/disabled) of the thermal zone.
+	    - "enabled" means the kernel thermal management is enabled.
+	    - "disabled" will prevent kernel thermal driver action upon trip points
 	      so that user applications can take charge of thermal management.
-	.set_mode: set the mode (user/kernel) of the thermal zone.
+	.set_mode: set the mode (enabled/disabled) of the thermal zone.
 	.get_trip_type: get the type of certain trip point.
 	.get_trip_temp: get the temperature above which the certain trip point
 			will be fired.
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ temp
 	RO, Required
 
 mode
-	One of the predefined values in [kernel, user].
+	One of the predefined values in [enabled, disabled].
 	This file gives information about the algorithm that is currently
 	managing the thermal zone. It can be either default kernel based
 	algorithm or user space application.
-	kernel	= Thermal management in kernel thermal zone driver.
-	user	= Preventing kernel thermal zone driver actions upon
-		  trip points so that user application can take full
-		  charge of the thermal management.
+	enabled		= enable Kernel Thermal management.
+	disabled	= Preventing kernel thermal zone driver actions upon
+			  trip points so that user application can take full
+			  charge of the thermal management.
 	RW, Optional
 
 trip_point_[0-*]_temp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ method, the sys I/F structure will be built like this:
 |thermal_zone1:
     |---type:			acpitz
     |---temp:			37000
-    |---mode:			kernel
+    |---mode:			enabled
     |---trip_point_0_temp:	100000
     |---trip_point_0_type:	critical
     |---trip_point_1_temp:	80000
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 2107d1bb84af..8275e7b06962 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -550,8 +550,6 @@ static int thermal_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char enabled[] = "kernel";
-static const char disabled[] = "user";
 static int thermal_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 				enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
 {
@@ -588,8 +586,8 @@ static int thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
 	if (enable != tz->tz_enabled) {
 		tz->tz_enabled = enable;
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-			"%s ACPI thermal control\n",
-			tz->tz_enabled ? enabled : disabled));
+			"%s kernel ACPI thermal control\n",
+			tz->tz_enabled ? "Enable" : "Disable"));
 		acpi_thermal_check(tz);
 	}
 	return 0;