diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
index aeafac5bde8cdf82cb2fac19e787ab58bb46afcb..f06bb37defb12d300eec4c7f5de67efa3d59b9f8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
@@ -696,8 +696,7 @@ int __tpm_pcr_read(struct tpm_chip *chip, int pcr_idx, u8 *res_buf)
 
 	cmd.header.in = pcrread_header;
 	cmd.params.pcrread_in.pcr_idx = cpu_to_be32(pcr_idx);
-	BUG_ON(cmd.header.in.length > READ_PCR_RESULT_SIZE);
-	rc = transmit_cmd(chip, &cmd, cmd.header.in.length,
+	rc = transmit_cmd(chip, &cmd, READ_PCR_RESULT_SIZE,
 			  "attempting to read a pcr value");
 
 	if (rc == 0)