--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -597,9 +597,8 @@ static int uea_send_modem_cmd(struct usb
 }
 
 static void uea_upload_pre_firmware(const struct firmware *fw_entry,
-								void *context)
+					struct usb_device *usb)
 {
-	struct usb_device *usb = context;
 	const u8 *pfw;
 	u8 value;
 	u32 crc = 0;
@@ -679,6 +678,7 @@ static int uea_load_firmware(struct usb_
 {
 	int ret;
 	char *fw_name = EAGLE_FIRMWARE;
+	const struct firmware *fw;
 
 	uea_enters(usb);
 	uea_info(usb, "pre-firmware device, uploading firmware\n");
@@ -701,13 +701,13 @@ static int uea_load_firmware(struct usb_
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ret = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, fw_name, &usb->dev,
-					GFP_KERNEL, usb,
-					uea_upload_pre_firmware);
+	ret = request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, &usb->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		uea_err(usb, "firmware %s is not available\n", fw_name);
-	else
+	else {
 		uea_info(usb, "loading firmware %s\n", fw_name);
+		uea_upload_pre_firmware(fw, usb);
+	}
 
 	uea_leaves(usb);
 	return ret;