diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst
index fe0422248dc5..266b62a46f49 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/peci-cputemp.rst
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ temp1_max		Provides thermal control temperature of the CPU package
 temp1_crit		Provides shutdown temperature of the CPU package which
 			is also known as the maximum processor junction
 			temperature, Tjmax or Tprochot.
-temp1_crit_hyst		Provides the hysteresis value from Tcontrol to Tjmax of
-			the CPU package.
+temp1_crit_hyst		Provides the hysteresis temperature of the CPU
+			package. Returns Tcontrol, the temperature at which
+			the critical condition clears.
 
 temp2_label		"DTS"
 temp2_input		Provides current temperature of the CPU package scaled
@@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ temp2_max		Provides thermal control temperature of the CPU package
 temp2_crit		Provides shutdown temperature of the CPU package which
 			is also known as the maximum processor junction
 			temperature, Tjmax or Tprochot.
-temp2_crit_hyst		Provides the hysteresis value from Tcontrol to Tjmax of
-			the CPU package.
+temp2_crit_hyst		Provides the hysteresis temperature of the CPU
+			package. Returns Tcontrol, the temperature at which
+			the critical condition clears.
 
 temp3_label		"Tcontrol"
 temp3_input		Provides current Tcontrol temperature of the CPU
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/peci/cputemp.c b/drivers/hwmon/peci/cputemp.c
index b2fc936851e1..badec53ff446 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/peci/cputemp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/peci/cputemp.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int get_temp_target(struct peci_cputemp *priv, enum peci_temp_target_type
 		*val = priv->temp.target.tjmax;
 		break;
 	case crit_hyst_type:
-		*val = priv->temp.target.tjmax - priv->temp.target.tcontrol;
+		*val = priv->temp.target.tcontrol;
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;