diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c b/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c
index 64dc560859f2..13dc614b7ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static int st33zp24_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, unsigned char *buf,
 			goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	return len;
+	return 0;
 out_err:
 	st33zp24_cancel(chip);
 	release_locality(chip);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
index 66a14526aaf4..a290b30a0c35 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int tpm_atml_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 		iowrite8(buf[i], priv->iobase);
 	}
 
-	return count;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void tpm_atml_cancel(struct tpm_chip *chip)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
index 4720b2442ffe..aa11c8a1df5e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ static int i2c_atmel_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	dev_dbg(&chip->dev,
 		"%s(buf=%*ph len=%0zx) -> sts=%d\n", __func__,
 		(int)min_t(size_t, 64, len), buf, len, status);
-	return status;
+
+	if (status < 0)
+		return status;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int i2c_atmel_recv(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c
index 3b490d9d90e7..3b4e9672ff6c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_infineon.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static int tpm_tis_i2c_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	/* go and do it */
 	iic_tpm_write(TPM_STS(tpm_dev.locality), &sts, 1);
 
-	return len;
+	return 0;
 out_err:
 	tpm_tis_i2c_ready(chip);
 	/* The TPM needs some time to clean up here,
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
index 5700cc2ddee1..315a3b4548f7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int i2c_nuvoton_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s() -> %zd\n", __func__, len);
-	return len;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static bool i2c_nuvoton_req_canceled(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 status)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
index 07b5a487d0c8..aeae3222723c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int tpm_ibmvtpm_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 		rc = 0;
 		ibmvtpm->tpm_processing_cmd = false;
 	} else
-		rc = count;
+		rc = 0;
 
 	spin_unlock(&ibmvtpm->rtce_lock);
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c
index d8f10047fbba..97f6d4fe0aee 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static int tpm_inf_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 * buf, size_t count)
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		wait_and_send(chip, buf[i]);
 	}
-	return count;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void tpm_inf_cancel(struct tpm_chip *chip)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c
index 5d6cce74cd3f..9bee3c5eb4bf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int tpm_nsc_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 * buf, size_t count)
 	}
 	outb(NSC_COMMAND_EOC, priv->base + NSC_COMMAND);
 
-	return count;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void tpm_nsc_cancel(struct tpm_chip *chip)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index 60e2038652b8..1d781c19f112 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -507,7 +507,11 @@ static int tpm_tis_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	if (!priv->irq_tested)
 		disable_interrupts(chip);
 	priv->irq_tested = true;
-	return rc;
+
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 struct tis_vendor_timeout_override {
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c
index 26a2be555288..d74f3de74ae6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_vtpm_proxy.c
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ static int vtpm_proxy_is_driver_command(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 static int vtpm_proxy_tpm_op_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct proxy_dev *proxy_dev = dev_get_drvdata(&chip->dev);
-	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (count > sizeof(proxy_dev->buffer)) {
 		dev_err(&chip->dev,
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ static int vtpm_proxy_tpm_op_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 
 	wake_up_interruptible(&proxy_dev->wq);
 
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void vtpm_proxy_tpm_op_cancel(struct tpm_chip *chip)
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c b/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c
index 1259e935fd58..4e2d00cb0d81 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/xen-tpmfront.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static int vtpm_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
 		return -ETIME;
 	}
 
-	return count;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int vtpm_recv(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
