diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index 3a9149cf0110..4c914fe25802 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -489,9 +489,9 @@ static int tpm_startup(struct tpm_chip *chip, __be16 startup_type)
 int tpm_get_timeouts(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct tpm_cmd_t tpm_cmd;
-	unsigned long new_timeout[4];
-	unsigned long old_timeout[4];
 	struct duration_t *duration_cap;
+	cap_t cap;
+	unsigned long timeout_old[4], timeout_chip[4], timeout_eff[4];
 	ssize_t rc;
 
 	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
@@ -537,16 +537,15 @@ int tpm_get_timeouts(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 		goto duration;
 	}
 
-	if (be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.header.out.return_code) != 0 ||
-	    be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.header.out.length)
-	    != sizeof(tpm_cmd.header.out) + sizeof(u32) + 4 * sizeof(u32))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	old_timeout[0] = be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.a);
-	old_timeout[1] = be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.b);
-	old_timeout[2] = be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.c);
-	old_timeout[3] = be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.d);
-	memcpy(new_timeout, old_timeout, sizeof(new_timeout));
+	timeout_old[0] = jiffies_to_usecs(chip->timeout_a);
+	timeout_old[1] = jiffies_to_usecs(chip->timeout_b);
+	timeout_old[2] = jiffies_to_usecs(chip->timeout_c);
+	timeout_old[3] = jiffies_to_usecs(chip->timeout_d);
+	timeout_chip[0] = be32_to_cpu(cap.timeout.a);
+	timeout_chip[1] = be32_to_cpu(cap.timeout.b);
+	timeout_chip[2] = be32_to_cpu(cap.timeout.c);
+	timeout_chip[3] = be32_to_cpu(cap.timeout.d);
+	memcpy(timeout_eff, timeout_chip, sizeof(timeout_eff));
 
 	/*
 	 * Provide ability for vendor overrides of timeout values in case
@@ -554,16 +553,24 @@ int tpm_get_timeouts(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 	 */
 	if (chip->ops->update_timeouts != NULL)
 		chip->timeout_adjusted =
-			chip->ops->update_timeouts(chip, new_timeout);
+			chip->ops->update_timeouts(chip, timeout_eff);
 
 	if (!chip->timeout_adjusted) {
-		/* Don't overwrite default if value is 0 */
-		if (new_timeout[0] != 0 && new_timeout[0] < 1000) {
-			int i;
+		/* Restore default if chip reported 0 */
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(timeout_eff); i++) {
+			if (timeout_eff[i])
+				continue;
+
+			timeout_eff[i] = timeout_old[i];
+			chip->timeout_adjusted = true;
+		}
 
+		if (timeout_eff[0] != 0 && timeout_eff[0] < 1000) {
 			/* timeouts in msec rather usec */
-			for (i = 0; i != ARRAY_SIZE(new_timeout); i++)
-				new_timeout[i] *= 1000;
+			for (i = 0; i != ARRAY_SIZE(timeout_eff); i++)
+				timeout_eff[i] *= 1000;
 			chip->timeout_adjusted = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -572,16 +579,16 @@ int tpm_get_timeouts(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 	if (chip->timeout_adjusted) {
 		dev_info(&chip->dev,
 			 HW_ERR "Adjusting reported timeouts: A %lu->%luus B %lu->%luus C %lu->%luus D %lu->%luus\n",
-			 old_timeout[0], new_timeout[0],
-			 old_timeout[1], new_timeout[1],
-			 old_timeout[2], new_timeout[2],
-			 old_timeout[3], new_timeout[3]);
+			 timeout_chip[0], timeout_eff[0],
+			 timeout_chip[1], timeout_eff[1],
+			 timeout_chip[2], timeout_eff[2],
+			 timeout_chip[3], timeout_eff[3]);
 	}
 
-	chip->timeout_a = usecs_to_jiffies(new_timeout[0]);
-	chip->timeout_b = usecs_to_jiffies(new_timeout[1]);
-	chip->timeout_c = usecs_to_jiffies(new_timeout[2]);
-	chip->timeout_d = usecs_to_jiffies(new_timeout[3]);
+	chip->timeout_a = usecs_to_jiffies(timeout_eff[0]);
+	chip->timeout_b = usecs_to_jiffies(timeout_eff[1]);
+	chip->timeout_c = usecs_to_jiffies(timeout_eff[2]);
+	chip->timeout_d = usecs_to_jiffies(timeout_eff[3]);
 
 duration:
 	tpm_cmd.header.in = tpm_getcap_header;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
index eaf5730d79eb..a5abcdc9655b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int tpm_tis_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_info *tpm_info,
 		irq = tpm_info->irq;
 
 	if (itpm)
-		phy->priv.flags |= TPM_TIS_ITPM_POSSIBLE;
+		phy->priv.flags |= TPM_TIS_ITPM_WORKAROUND;
 
 	return tpm_tis_core_init(dev, &phy->priv, irq, &tpm_tcg,
 				 acpi_dev_handle);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index e3bf31b37138..44e0ef479962 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int tpm_tis_send_data(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	struct tpm_tis_data *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&chip->dev);
 	int rc, status, burstcnt;
 	size_t count = 0;
-	bool itpm = priv->flags & TPM_TIS_ITPM_POSSIBLE;
+	bool itpm = priv->flags & TPM_TIS_ITPM_WORKAROUND;
 
 	if (request_locality(chip, 0) < 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ int tpm_tis_core_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_tis_data *priv, int irq,
 		 (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) ? "2.0" : "1.2",
 		 vendor >> 16, rid);
 
-	if (!(priv->flags & TPM_TIS_ITPM_POSSIBLE)) {
+	if (!(priv->flags & TPM_TIS_ITPM_WORKAROUND)) {
 		probe = probe_itpm(chip);
 		if (probe < 0) {
 			rc = -ENODEV;
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ int tpm_tis_core_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_tis_data *priv, int irq,
 		}
 
 		if (!!probe)
-			priv->flags |= TPM_TIS_ITPM_POSSIBLE;
+			priv->flags |= TPM_TIS_ITPM_WORKAROUND;
 	}
 
 	/* Figure out the capabilities */
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.h
index 9191aabbf9c2..e2212f021a02 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ enum tis_defaults {
 #define	TPM_RID(l)			(0x0F04 | ((l) << 12))
 
 enum tpm_tis_flags {
-	TPM_TIS_ITPM_POSSIBLE		= BIT(0),
+	TPM_TIS_ITPM_WORKAROUND		= BIT(0),
 };
 
 struct tpm_tis_data {
