diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index 318a7078b2ba..7d958ff426e0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -663,7 +663,8 @@ ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_space *space,
 		return len;
 
 	err = be32_to_cpu(header->return_code);
-	if (err != 0 && desc)
+	if (err != 0 && err != TPM_ERR_DISABLED && err != TPM_ERR_DEACTIVATED
+	    && desc)
 		dev_err(&chip->dev, "A TPM error (%d) occurred %s\n", err,
 			desc);
 	if (err)