diff --git a/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c b/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c
index d8917cb101f2a63b77380dd4574ce12e01c4b49f..114b66ebe17d8bde1317e0fa4fe5514047237998 100644
--- a/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c
+++ b/hw/tpm/tpm_crb.c
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ static void tpm_crb_mmio_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                              beenSeized, 0);
             ARRAY_FIELD_DP32(s->regs, CRB_LOC_STATE,
                              locAssigned, 1);
-            ARRAY_FIELD_DP32(s->regs, CRB_LOC_STATE,
-                             tpmRegValidSts, 1);
             break;
         }
         break;
@@ -210,6 +208,8 @@ static void tpm_crb_reset(void *dev)
 
     tpm_backend_reset(s->tpmbe);
 
+    ARRAY_FIELD_DP32(s->regs, CRB_LOC_STATE,
+                     tpmRegValidSts, 1);
     ARRAY_FIELD_DP32(s->regs, CRB_INTF_ID,
                      InterfaceType, CRB_INTF_TYPE_CRB_ACTIVE);
     ARRAY_FIELD_DP32(s->regs, CRB_INTF_ID,