diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 8497686..689587d 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@ local sample="
 				tempUnit="°" $4
 			}
 		}
-		/^temp1:/ {
+		/^temp1:/ && ! $2 ~ /^-/ {
 			tempWorking=gensub( /\+(.+)/, "\\1", 1, $2 )
 			if ( temp1 == "" || tempWorking > 0 ) {
 				temp1=tempWorking
@@ -3065,7 +3065,7 @@ local sample="
 				tempUnit="°" $3
 			}
 		}
-		/^temp2:/ {
+		/^temp2:/ && ! $2 ~ /^-/ {
 			# add to array if array index does not exist OR if number is > 0
 			tempWorking=gensub( /\+(.+)/, "\\1", 1, $2 )
 			if ( temp2 == "" || tempWorking > 0 ) {