int ret;
        va_list argp;
 
+       if (!chip)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
        sdesc = init_sdesc(hashalg);
        if (IS_ERR(sdesc)) {
                pr_info("trusted_key: can't alloc %s\n", hash_alg);
        va_list argp;
        int ret;
 
+       if (!chip)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
        bufsize = LOAD32(buffer, TPM_SIZE_OFFSET);
        tag = LOAD16(buffer, 0);
        ordinal = command;
 {
        int rc;
 
+       if (!chip)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
        dump_tpm_buf(cmd);
        rc = tpm_send(chip, cmd, buflen);
        dump_tpm_buf(cmd);
 {
        int ret;
 
+       if (!chip)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
        INIT_BUF(tb);
        store16(tb, TPM_TAG_RQU_COMMAND);
        store32(tb, TPM_OIAP_SIZE);
 {
        int ret;
 
+       /* encrypted_keys.ko depends on successful load of this module even if
+        * TPM is not used.
+        */
        chip = tpm_default_chip();
        if (!chip)
-               return -ENOENT;
+               return 0;
+
        ret = init_digests();
        if (ret < 0)
                goto err_put;
 
 static void __exit cleanup_trusted(void)
 {
-       put_device(&chip->dev);
-       kfree(digests);
-       trusted_shash_release();
-       unregister_key_type(&key_type_trusted);
+       if (chip) {
+               put_device(&chip->dev);
+               kfree(digests);
+               trusted_shash_release();
+               unregister_key_type(&key_type_trusted);
+       }
 }
 
 late_initcall(init_trusted);