diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index c8966c84bd44..f5046887e362 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static int fw_add_devm_name(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 
 	fwn = fw_find_devm_name(dev, name);
 	if (fwn)
-		return 1;
+		return 0;
 
 	fwn = devres_alloc(fw_name_devm_release, sizeof(struct fw_name_devm),
 			   GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ int assign_fw(struct firmware *fw, struct device *device,
 	      unsigned int opt_flags)
 {
 	struct fw_priv *fw_priv = fw->priv;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
 	if (!fw_priv->size || fw_state_is_aborted(fw_priv)) {
@@ -447,8 +448,13 @@ int assign_fw(struct firmware *fw, struct device *device,
 	 */
 	/* don't cache firmware handled without uevent */
 	if (device && (opt_flags & FW_OPT_UEVENT) &&
-	    !(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE))
-		fw_add_devm_name(device, fw_priv->fw_name);
+	    !(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE)) {
+		ret = fw_add_devm_name(device, fw_priv->fw_name);
+		if (ret) {
+			mutex_unlock(&fw_lock);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * After caching firmware image is started, let it piggyback