diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
index 62a5682578cace94bd6dcca7306a0a5a47df9a4a..ccdd828adcef2711e2ed91a7c52f38b1a6dca844 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
@@ -666,18 +666,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_show_temp_deactivated);
  */
 static struct tpm_chip *tpm_chip_find_get(int chip_num)
 {
-	struct tpm_chip *pos;
+	struct tpm_chip *pos, *chip = NULL;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(pos, &tpm_chip_list, list) {
 		if (chip_num != TPM_ANY_NUM && chip_num != pos->dev_num)
 			continue;
 
-		if (try_module_get(pos->dev->driver->owner))
+		if (try_module_get(pos->dev->driver->owner)) {
+			chip = pos;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return pos;
+	return chip;
 }
 
 #define TPM_ORDINAL_PCRREAD cpu_to_be32(21)