diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
index 8e940a530df8..2178437e541a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
@@ -877,20 +877,17 @@ static int tpm2_start_selftest(struct tpm_chip *chip, bool full)
 static int tpm2_do_selftest(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 {
 	int rc;
-	unsigned int loops;
-	unsigned int delay_msec = 100;
-	unsigned long duration;
-	int i;
+	unsigned int delay_msec = 20;
+	long duration;
 
-	duration = tpm2_calc_ordinal_duration(chip, TPM2_CC_SELF_TEST);
-
-	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)
@@ -900,6 +897,10 @@ static int tpm2_do_selftest(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 			break;
 
 		tpm_msleep(delay_msec);
+		duration -= delay_msec;
+
+		/* wait longer the next round */
+		delay_msec *= 2;
 	}
 
 	return rc;