diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
index 3970f843acd1..8de61876f633 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm-interface.c
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, const u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz,
 	u32 count, ordinal;
 	unsigned long stop;
 
+	if (bufsiz < TPM_HEADER_SIZE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (bufsiz > TPM_BUFSIZE)
 		bufsiz = TPM_BUFSIZE;