diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
index 8704e1bae175..1e9c96e3ed63 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int fw_load_sysfs_fallback(struct fw_sysfs *fw_sysfs,
 	}
 
 	retval = fw_sysfs_wait_timeout(fw_priv, timeout);
-	if (retval < 0) {
+	if (retval < 0 && retval != -ENOENT) {
 		mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
 		fw_load_abort(fw_sysfs);
 		mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);