diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
index 049d128..328f2a9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 	stop = jiffies + 2 * 60 * HZ;
 	do {
-		u8 status = inb(chip->vendor->base + 1);
+		u8 status = chip->vendor->status(chip);
 		if ((status & chip->vendor->req_complete_mask) ==
 		    chip->vendor->req_complete_val) {
 			goto out_recv;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
index 373b41f..ba70bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 	int (*recv) (struct tpm_chip *, u8 *, size_t);
 	int (*send) (struct tpm_chip *, u8 *, size_t);
 	void (*cancel) (struct tpm_chip *);
+	u8 (*status) (struct tpm_chip *);
 	struct miscdevice miscdev;
 	struct attribute_group *attr_group;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
index c0d6491..96ab900 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_atmel.c
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@
 	outb(ATML_STATUS_ABORT, chip->vendor->base + 1);
 }
 
+static u8 tpm_atml_status(struct tpm_chip *chip)
+{
+	return inb(chip->vendor->base + 1);
+}
+
 static struct file_operations atmel_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
@@ -146,6 +151,7 @@
 	.recv = tpm_atml_recv,
 	.send = tpm_atml_send,
 	.cancel = tpm_atml_cancel,
+	.status = tpm_atml_status,
 	.req_complete_mask = ATML_STATUS_BUSY | ATML_STATUS_DATA_AVAIL,
 	.req_complete_val = ATML_STATUS_DATA_AVAIL,
 	.req_canceled = ATML_STATUS_READY,
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c
index 939e51e..5b2ed53 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_infineon.c
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@
 	 */
 }
 
+static u8 tpm_inf_status(struct tpm_chip *chip)
+{
+	return inb(chip->vendor->base + 1);
+}
+
 static DEVICE_ATTR(pubek, S_IRUGO, tpm_show_pubek, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(pcrs, S_IRUGO, tpm_show_pcrs, NULL);
 static DEVICE_ATTR(caps, S_IRUGO, tpm_show_caps, NULL);
@@ -344,6 +349,7 @@
 	.recv = tpm_inf_recv,
 	.send = tpm_inf_send,
 	.cancel = tpm_inf_cancel,
+	.status = tpm_inf_status,
 	.req_complete_mask = 0,
 	.req_complete_val = 0,
 	.attr_group = &inf_attr_grp,
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c
index b412734..bf3e774 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_nsc.c
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@
 	outb(NSC_COMMAND_CANCEL, chip->vendor->base + NSC_COMMAND);
 }
 
+static u8 tpm_nsc_status(struct tpm_chip *chip)
+{
+	return inb(chip->vendor->base + NSC_STATUS);
+}
+
 static struct file_operations nsc_ops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
@@ -248,6 +253,7 @@
 	.recv = tpm_nsc_recv,
 	.send = tpm_nsc_send,
 	.cancel = tpm_nsc_cancel,
+	.status = tpm_nsc_status,
 	.req_complete_mask = NSC_STATUS_OBF,
 	.req_complete_val = NSC_STATUS_OBF,
 	.req_canceled = NSC_STATUS_RDY,