diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index 1621ce8187052c..d69905233aff2d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -401,13 +401,14 @@ int tpm_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	    !pm_suspend_via_firmware())
 		goto suspended;
 
-	if (!tpm_chip_start(chip)) {
+	rc = tpm_try_get_ops(chip);
+	if (!rc) {
 		if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2)
 			tpm2_shutdown(chip, TPM2_SU_STATE);
 		else
 			rc = tpm1_pm_suspend(chip, tpm_suspend_pcr);
 
-		tpm_chip_stop(chip);
+		tpm_put_ops(chip);
 	}
 
 suspended: