diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index d9ace5480665..d7a3888ad80f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -358,14 +358,9 @@ int tpm_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, void *cmd, size_t buflen)
 	if (!chip)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	rc = tpm_buf_init(&buf, 0, 0);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-
-	memcpy(buf.data, cmd, buflen);
+	buf.data = cmd;
 	rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 0, "attempting to a send a command");
-	tpm_buf_destroy(&buf);
-out:
+
 	tpm_put_ops(chip);
 	return rc;
 }