diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
index 2f8026b71933..1385c2c0acbe 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ static int tpm2_get_cc_attrs_tbl(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 
 	if (nr_commands !=
 	    be32_to_cpup((__be32 *)&buf.data[TPM_HEADER_SIZE + 5])) {
+		rc = -EFAULT;
 		tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
 		goto out;
 	}