diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index 947d1db0a5cc..283f78211c3a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ extern const struct file_operations tpmrm_fops;
 extern struct idr dev_nums_idr;
 
 ssize_t tpm_transmit(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz);
-ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
-			 size_t min_rsp_body_length, const char *desc);
 int tpm_get_timeouts(struct tpm_chip *);
 int tpm_auto_startup(struct tpm_chip *chip);
 
@@ -194,8 +192,6 @@ static inline void tpm_msleep(unsigned int delay_msec)
 int tpm_chip_start(struct tpm_chip *chip);
 void tpm_chip_stop(struct tpm_chip *chip);
 struct tpm_chip *tpm_find_get_ops(struct tpm_chip *chip);
-__must_check int tpm_try_get_ops(struct tpm_chip *chip);
-void tpm_put_ops(struct tpm_chip *chip);
 
 struct tpm_chip *tpm_chip_alloc(struct device *dev,
 				const struct tpm_class_ops *ops);
diff --git a/include/linux/tpm.h b/include/linux/tpm.h
index ae2482510f8c..543aa3b1dedc 100644
--- a/include/linux/tpm.h
+++ b/include/linux/tpm.h
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ static inline u32 tpm2_rc_value(u32 rc)
 #if defined(CONFIG_TCG_TPM) || defined(CONFIG_TCG_TPM_MODULE)
 
 extern int tpm_is_tpm2(struct tpm_chip *chip);
+extern __must_check int tpm_try_get_ops(struct tpm_chip *chip);
+extern void tpm_put_ops(struct tpm_chip *chip);
+extern ssize_t tpm_transmit_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip, struct tpm_buf *buf,
+				size_t min_rsp_body_length, const char *desc);
 extern int tpm_pcr_read(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 pcr_idx,
 			struct tpm_digest *digest);
 extern int tpm_pcr_extend(struct tpm_chip *chip, u32 pcr_idx,
@@ -417,7 +421,6 @@ static inline int tpm_is_tpm2(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
-
 static inline int tpm_pcr_read(struct tpm_chip *chip, int pcr_idx,
 			       struct tpm_digest *digest)
 {
diff --git a/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm2.c b/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm2.c
index 08ec7f48f01d..e2a0ed5d02f0 100644
--- a/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm2.c
+++ b/security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tpm2.c
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ int tpm2_seal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	rc = tpm_buf_init(&buf, TPM2_ST_SESSIONS, TPM2_CC_CREATE);
+	if (rc) {
+		tpm_put_ops(chip);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
 	tpm_buf_append_u32(&buf, options->keyhandle);
 	tpm2_buf_append_auth(&buf, TPM2_RS_PW,
 			     NULL /* nonce */, 0,
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ int tpm2_seal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rc = tpm_send(chip, buf.data, tpm_buf_length(&buf));
+	rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 4, "sealing data");
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -157,6 +163,7 @@ int tpm2_seal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 			rc = -EPERM;
 	}
 
+	tpm_put_ops(chip);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +218,7 @@ static int tpm2_load_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rc = tpm_send(chip, buf.data, tpm_buf_length(&buf));
+	rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 4, "loading blob");
 	if (!rc)
 		*blob_handle = be32_to_cpup(
 			(__be32 *) &buf.data[TPM_HEADER_SIZE]);
@@ -260,7 +267,7 @@ static int tpm2_unseal_cmd(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 			     options->blobauth /* hmac */,
 			     TPM_DIGEST_SIZE);
 
-	rc = tpm_send(chip, buf.data, tpm_buf_length(&buf));
+	rc = tpm_transmit_cmd(chip, &buf, 6, "unsealing");
 	if (rc > 0)
 		rc = -EPERM;
 
@@ -304,12 +311,19 @@ int tpm2_unseal_trusted(struct tpm_chip *chip,
 	u32 blob_handle;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = tpm2_load_cmd(chip, payload, options, &blob_handle);
+	rc = tpm_try_get_ops(chip);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	rc = tpm2_load_cmd(chip, payload, options, &blob_handle);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+
 	rc = tpm2_unseal_cmd(chip, payload, options, blob_handle);
 	tpm2_flush_context(chip, blob_handle);
 
+out:
+	tpm_put_ops(chip);
+
 	return rc;
 }