diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
index c3181ea9f271..ffa9048d8f6c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_core.c
@@ -980,6 +980,7 @@ int tpm_tis_core_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_tis_data *priv, int irq,
 			goto out_err;
 		}
 
+		tpm_chip_start(chip);
 		if (irq) {
 			tpm_tis_probe_irq_single(chip, intmask, IRQF_SHARED,
 						 irq);
@@ -989,6 +990,7 @@ int tpm_tis_core_init(struct device *dev, struct tpm_tis_data *priv, int irq,
 		} else {
 			tpm_tis_probe_irq(chip, intmask);
 		}
+		tpm_chip_stop(chip);
 	}
 
 	rc = tpm_chip_register(chip);