static int tpm2_do_selftest(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
        int rc;
-       unsigned int loops;
-       unsigned int delay_msec = 100;
-       unsigned long duration;
-       int i;
-
-       duration = tpm2_calc_ordinal_duration(chip, TPM2_CC_SELF_TEST);
+       unsigned int delay_msec = 20;
+       long duration;
 
-       loops = jiffies_to_msecs(duration) / delay_msec;
+       duration = jiffies_to_msecs(
+               tpm2_calc_ordinal_duration(chip, TPM2_CC_SELF_TEST));
 
        rc = tpm2_start_selftest(chip, false);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < loops; i++) {
+       while (duration > 0) {
                /* Attempt to read a PCR value */
                rc = tpm2_pcr_read(chip, 0, NULL);
                if (rc < 0)
                        break;
 
                tpm_msleep(delay_msec);
+               duration -= delay_msec;
+
+               /* wait longer the next round */
+               delay_msec *= 2;
        }
 
        return rc;