diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index da8ca01d011c..ce2e996be3d9 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -1159,12 +1159,14 @@ static void request_firmware_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct firmware_work *fw_work;
 	const struct firmware *fw;
+	int ret;
 
 	fw_work = container_of(work, struct firmware_work, work);
 
-	_request_firmware(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device, NULL, 0, 0,
+	ret = _request_firmware(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device, NULL, 0, 0,
 			  fw_work->opt_flags);
-	fw_work->cont(fw, fw_work->context);
+	if (ret != -ENOENT)
+		fw_work->cont(fw, fw_work->context);
 	put_device(fw_work->device); /* taken in request_firmware_nowait() */
 
 	module_put(fw_work->module);