diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index a965a9f0e5d2ea3d470f22fbd59c2e0f734f516c..8ef5e1723efb394f5265fb159f2bc9aaa982064a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
 	/* Store the decision as chip->locality will be changed. */
 	need_locality = chip->locality == -1;
 
-	if (need_locality && chip->ops->request_locality)  {
+	if (!(flags & TPM_TRANSMIT_RAW) &&
+	    need_locality && chip->ops->request_locality)  {
 		rc = chip->ops->request_locality(chip, 0);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			goto out_no_locality;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index af05c1403c6e4cd6e00d6518892a3137c11ae092..1df0521138d316816f89fceb9db143c917155ded 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ extern struct idr dev_nums_idr;
 
 enum tpm_transmit_flags {
 	TPM_TRANSMIT_UNLOCKED	= BIT(0),
+	TPM_TRANSMIT_RAW	= BIT(1),
 };
 
 ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,