diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
index 0c98c424d792d7e0fd5b4c88601c608e5e604371..c6428771841f814a891719fab16e92d7e0723fc7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ static s32 i2c_nuvoton_write_status(struct i2c_client *client, u8 data)
 	/* this causes the current command to be aborted */
 	for (i = 0, status = -1; i < TPM_I2C_RETRY_COUNT && status < 0; i++) {
 		status = i2c_nuvoton_write_buf(client, TPM_STS, 1, &data);
-		usleep_range(TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY, TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY
-			     + TPM_I2C_DELAY_RANGE);
+		if (status < 0)
+			usleep_range(TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY, TPM_I2C_BUS_DELAY
+				     + TPM_I2C_DELAY_RANGE);
 	}
 	return status;
 }