diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index 3a9149cf0110..d0ac2d56520f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -489,8 +489,7 @@ 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];
+	unsigned long timeout_old[4], timeout_chip[4], timeout_eff[4];
 	struct duration_t *duration_cap;
 	ssize_t rc;
 
@@ -542,11 +541,15 @@ int tpm_get_timeouts(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 	    != 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(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.a);
+	timeout_chip[1] = be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.b);
+	timeout_chip[2] = be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.c);
+	timeout_chip[3] = be32_to_cpu(tpm_cmd.params.getcap_out.cap.timeout.d);
+	memcpy(timeout_eff, timeout_chip, sizeof(timeout_eff));
 
 	/*
 	 * Provide ability for vendor overrides of timeout values in case
@@ -554,16 +557,24 @@ 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 +583,16 @@ 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;