diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index ef47d1d58ac3..a084f732c180 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -421,10 +421,17 @@ static int tpm_tis_send_main(struct tpm_chip *chip, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	int rc;
 	u32 ordinal;
 	unsigned long dur;
+	unsigned int try;
 
-	rc = tpm_tis_send_data(chip, buf, len);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+	for (try = 0; try < TPM_RETRY; try++) {
+		rc = tpm_tis_send_data(chip, buf, len);
+		if (rc >= 0)
+			/* Data transfer done successfully */
+			break;
+		else if (rc != -EIO)
+			/* Data transfer failed, not recoverable */
+			return rc;
+	}
 
 	/* go and do it */
 	rc = tpm_tis_write8(priv, TPM_STS(priv->locality), TPM_STS_GO);