diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c_cr50.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c_cr50.c
index 4ddb8ff3a856..974479a1ec5a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c_cr50.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_i2c_cr50.c
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ static int tpm_cr50_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
 
 	if (!chip) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Could not get client data at remove\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		dev_crit(dev, "Could not get client data at remove, memory corruption ahead\n");
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	tpm_chip_unregister(chip);