diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
index 018c382554ba..1801f382377e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ static int crb_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	struct crb_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&chip->dev);
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	/* Zero the cancel register so that the next command will not get
+	 * canceled.
+	 */
+	iowrite32(0, &priv->cca->cancel);
+
 	if (len > ioread32(&priv->cca->cmd_size)) {
 		dev_err(&chip->dev,
 			"invalid command count value %x %zx\n",
@@ -175,8 +180,6 @@ static void crb_cancel(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 
 	if ((priv->flags & CRB_FL_ACPI_START) && crb_do_acpi_start(chip))
 		dev_err(&chip->dev, "ACPI Start failed\n");
-
-	iowrite32(0, &priv->cca->cancel);
 }
 
 static bool crb_req_canceled(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 status)