diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index 512c867495ea..365761055df3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -731,7 +731,9 @@ static irqreturn_t tis_int_handler(int dummy, void *dev_id)
 		wake_up_interruptible(&priv->int_queue);
 
 	/* Clear interrupts handled with TPM_EOI */
+	tpm_tis_request_locality(chip, 0);
 	rc = tpm_tis_write32(priv, TPM_INT_STATUS(priv->locality), interrupt);
+	tpm_tis_relinquish_locality(chip, 0);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return IRQ_NONE;