diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-monitor b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-monitor
index 6e1f4df822fb..133adf99ad9e 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-monitor
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-monitor
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ prepare_temp_monitoring() {
 		[[ ${BOARDFAMILY} == s500 ]] && THERMAL_ZONE="thermal_zone1" || THERMAL_ZONE="thermal_zone0"
 		ln -fs /sys/devices/virtual/thermal/${THERMAL_ZONE}/temp /etc/armbianmonitor/datasources/soctemp
 	fi
-	# remove the soctemp node on platforms where kernel support is not yet ready for thermal readouts
-	cat /etc/armbianmonitor/datasources/soctemp >/dev/null 2>&1 || rm /etc/armbianmonitor/datasources/soctemp
 } # prepare_temp_monitoring
 
 log_hardware_info() {
diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization
index ff9e2dc8d696..072dd12a147f 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-hardware-optimization
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ prepare_board() {
 				echo 1 >${i}/io_is_busy
 				echo 25 >${i}/up_threshold
 				echo 10 >${i}/sampling_down_factor
+				echo 200000 >${i}/sampling_rate
 			fi
 		done
 	fi