diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c
index 7ed7eb6f906a..928d4e839bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-sysfs.c
@@ -100,22 +100,21 @@ static ssize_t pcrs_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 {
 	cap_t cap;
 	u8 digest[TPM_DIGEST_SIZE];
-	ssize_t rc;
 	u32 i, j, num_pcrs;
 	char *str = buf;
 	struct tpm_chip *chip = to_tpm_chip(dev);
 
-	rc = tpm1_getcap(chip, TPM_CAP_PROP_PCR, &cap,
-			 "attempting to determine the number of PCRS",
-			 sizeof(cap.num_pcrs));
-	if (rc)
+	if (tpm1_getcap(chip, TPM_CAP_PROP_PCR, &cap,
+			"attempting to determine the number of PCRS",
+			sizeof(cap.num_pcrs)))
 		return 0;
 
 	num_pcrs = be32_to_cpu(cap.num_pcrs);
 	for (i = 0; i < num_pcrs; i++) {
-		rc = tpm1_pcr_read(chip, i, digest);
-		if (rc)
+		if (tpm1_pcr_read(chip, i, digest)) {
+			str = buf;
 			break;
+		}
 		str += sprintf(str, "PCR-%02d: ", i);
 		for (j = 0; j < TPM_DIGEST_SIZE; j++)
 			str += sprintf(str, "%02X ", digest[j]);