diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index ffa9048d8f6c..270f43acbb77 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ int tpm_tis_core_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_tis_data *priv, int irq,
 		}
 
 		tpm_chip_start(chip);
+		chip->flags |= TPM_CHIP_FLAG_IRQ;
 		if (irq) {
 			tpm_tis_probe_irq_single(chip, intmask, IRQF_SHARED,
 						 irq);