diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index b86ee5b18855..7736c637848a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -396,13 +396,14 @@ int tpm_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_ALWAYS_POWERED)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!tpm_chip_start(chip)) {
+	rc = tpm_try_get_ops(chip);
+	if (!rc) {
 		if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
 			tpm2_shutdown(chip, TPM2_SU_STATE);
 		else
 			rc = tpm1_pm_suspend(chip, tpm_suspend_pcr);
 
-		tpm_chip_stop(chip);
+		tpm_put_ops(chip);
 	}
 
 	return rc;