diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
index 32a8e27c5382..cc4e642d3180 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ static int i2c_atmel_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 
+	/* The upper layer does not support incomplete sends. */
+	if (status != len)
+		return -E2BIG;
+
 	return 0;
 }