diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index 0943e7065e0e..b3c0498ee433 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -209,21 +209,24 @@ static struct fw_priv *__lookup_fw_priv(const char *fw_name)
 static int alloc_lookup_fw_priv(const char *fw_name,
 				struct firmware_cache *fwc,
 				struct fw_priv **fw_priv, void *dbuf,
-				size_t size)
+				size_t size, enum fw_opt opt_flags)
 {
 	struct fw_priv *tmp;
 
 	spin_lock(&fwc->lock);
-	tmp = __lookup_fw_priv(fw_name);
-	if (tmp) {
-		kref_get(&tmp->ref);
-		spin_unlock(&fwc->lock);
-		*fw_priv = tmp;
-		pr_debug("batched request - sharing the same struct fw_priv and lookup for multiple requests\n");
-		return 1;
+	if (!(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE)) {
+		tmp = __lookup_fw_priv(fw_name);
+		if (tmp) {
+			kref_get(&tmp->ref);
+			spin_unlock(&fwc->lock);
+			*fw_priv = tmp;
+			pr_debug("batched request - sharing the same struct fw_priv and lookup for multiple requests\n");
+			return 1;
+		}
 	}
+
 	tmp = __allocate_fw_priv(fw_name, fwc, dbuf, size);
-	if (tmp)
+	if (tmp && !(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE))
 		list_add(&tmp->list, &fwc->head);
 	spin_unlock(&fwc->lock);
 
@@ -493,7 +496,8 @@ int assign_fw(struct firmware *fw, struct device *device,
  */
 static int
 _request_firmware_prepare(struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
-			  struct device *device, void *dbuf, size_t size)
+			  struct device *device, void *dbuf, size_t size,
+			  enum fw_opt opt_flags)
 {
 	struct firmware *firmware;
 	struct fw_priv *fw_priv;
@@ -511,7 +515,8 @@ _request_firmware_prepare(struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 		return 0; /* assigned */
 	}
 
-	ret = alloc_lookup_fw_priv(name, &fw_cache, &fw_priv, dbuf, size);
+	ret = alloc_lookup_fw_priv(name, &fw_cache, &fw_priv, dbuf, size,
+				  opt_flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * bind with 'priv' now to avoid warning in failure path
@@ -571,7 +576,8 @@ _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = _request_firmware_prepare(&fw, name, device, buf, size);
+	ret = _request_firmware_prepare(&fw, name, device, buf, size,
+					opt_flags);
 	if (ret <= 0) /* error or already assigned */
 		goto out;