diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c b/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c
index 2ed7815e4899..e2b7451ea7cc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c
@@ -328,8 +328,10 @@ static int st33zp24_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, unsigned char *buf,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len - 1;) {
 		burstcnt = get_burstcount(chip);
-		if (burstcnt < 0)
-			return burstcnt;
+		if (burstcnt < 0) {
+			ret = burstcnt;
+			goto out_err;
+		}
 		size = min_t(int, len - i - 1, burstcnt);
 		ret = tpm_dev->ops->send(tpm_dev->phy_id, TPM_DATA_FIFO,
 					 buf + i, size);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c
index bdf1f329a679..8b7d32de0b2e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c
@@ -544,8 +544,10 @@ static int tpm_tis_i2c_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz,
 		burstcnt = get_burstcount(chip);
 
 		/* burstcnt < 0 = TPM is busy */
-		if (burstcnt < 0)
-			return burstcnt;
+		if (burstcnt < 0) {
+			rc = burstcnt;
+			goto out_err;
+		}
 
 		if (burstcnt > (len - 1 - count))
 			burstcnt = len - 1 - count;