struct duration_t *duration_cap;
        ssize_t rc;
 
+       if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
+               /* Fixed timeouts for TPM2 */
+               chip->vendor.timeout_a = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_A);
+               chip->vendor.timeout_b = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_B);
+               chip->vendor.timeout_c = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_C);
+               chip->vendor.timeout_d = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_D);
+               chip->vendor.duration[TPM_SHORT] =
+                   msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_SHORT);
+               chip->vendor.duration[TPM_MEDIUM] =
+                   msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_MEDIUM);
+               chip->vendor.duration[TPM_LONG] =
+                   msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_LONG);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        tpm_cmd.header.in = tpm_getcap_header;
        tpm_cmd.params.getcap_in.cap = TPM_CAP_PROP;
        tpm_cmd.params.getcap_in.subcap_size = cpu_to_be32(4);
 
 
        chip->vendor.priv = priv;
 
-       /* Default timeouts and durations */
-       chip->vendor.timeout_a = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_A);
-       chip->vendor.timeout_b = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_B);
-       chip->vendor.timeout_c = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_C);
-       chip->vendor.timeout_d = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_D);
-       chip->vendor.duration[TPM_SHORT] =
-               msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_SHORT);
-       chip->vendor.duration[TPM_MEDIUM] =
-               msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_MEDIUM);
-       chip->vendor.duration[TPM_LONG] =
-               msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_LONG);
+       rc = tpm_get_timeouts(chip);
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
 
        chip->acpi_dev_handle = device->handle;
 
 
        if (intfcaps & TPM_INTF_DATA_AVAIL_INT)
                dev_dbg(dev, "\tData Avail Int Support\n");
 
+       /* Very early on issue a command to the TPM in polling mode to make
+        * sure it works. May as well use that command to set the proper
+        *  timeouts for the driver.
+        */
+       if (tpm_get_timeouts(chip)) {
+               dev_err(dev, "Could not get TPM timeouts and durations\n");
+               rc = -ENODEV;
+               goto out_err;
+       }
+
        /* INTERRUPT Setup */
        init_waitqueue_head(&chip->vendor.read_queue);
        init_waitqueue_head(&chip->vendor.int_queue);
                iowrite8(irq_r, chip->vendor.iobase +
                         TPM_INT_VECTOR(chip->vendor.locality));
 
-       if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
-               chip->vendor.timeout_a = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_A);
-               chip->vendor.timeout_b = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_B);
-               chip->vendor.timeout_c = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_C);
-               chip->vendor.timeout_d = msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_TIMEOUT_D);
-               chip->vendor.duration[TPM_SHORT] =
-                       msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_SHORT);
-               chip->vendor.duration[TPM_MEDIUM] =
-                       msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_MEDIUM);
-               chip->vendor.duration[TPM_LONG] =
-                       msecs_to_jiffies(TPM2_DURATION_LONG);
+       if (tpm_get_timeouts(chip)) {
+               dev_err(dev, "Could not get TPM timeouts and durations\n");
+               rc = -ENODEV;
+               goto out_err;
+       }
 
+       if (chip->flags & TPM_CHIP_FLAG_TPM2) {
                rc = tpm2_do_selftest(chip);
                if (rc == TPM2_RC_INITIALIZE) {
                        dev_warn(dev, "Firmware has not started TPM\n");
                        goto out_err;
                }
        } else {
-               if (tpm_get_timeouts(chip)) {
-                       dev_err(dev, "Could not get TPM timeouts and durations\n");
-                       rc = -ENODEV;
-                       goto out_err;
-               }
-
                if (tpm_do_selftest(chip)) {
                        dev_err(dev, "TPM self test failed\n");
                        rc = -ENODEV;