diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c
index c0f9e7e..51b92b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c
@@ -49,14 +49,19 @@ static void main_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 		/* Failed to find firmware: try next table entry */
 		load_next_firmware_from_table(priv);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Firmware found! */
 	lbs_fw_loaded(priv, 0, priv->helper_fw, firmware);
+	if (priv->helper_fw) {
+		release_firmware (priv->helper_fw);
+		priv->helper_fw = NULL;
+	}
+	release_firmware (firmware);
 }
 
 static void helper_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 {
 	struct lbs_private *priv = context;
 
 	if (!firmware) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c
index c94dd68..ef8c98e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_cs.c
@@ -750,22 +750,22 @@ static void if_cs_prog_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
 	}
 
 	/* Load the firmware */
 	ret = if_cs_prog_helper(card, helper);
 	if (ret == 0 && (card->model != MODEL_8305))
 		ret = if_cs_prog_real(card, mainfw);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	/* Now actually get the IRQ */
 	ret = request_irq(card->p_dev->irq, if_cs_interrupt,
 		IRQF_SHARED, DRV_NAME, card);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("error in request_irq\n");
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear any interrupt cause that happened while sending
 	 * firmware/initializing card
 	 */
 	if_cs_write16(card, IF_CS_CARD_INT_CAUSE, IF_CS_BIT_MASK);
@@ -773,18 +773,14 @@ static void if_cs_prog_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
 
 	/* And finally bring the card up */
 	priv->fw_ready = 1;
 	if (lbs_start_card(priv) != 0) {
 		pr_err("could not activate card\n");
 		free_irq(card->p_dev->irq, card);
 	}
-
-out:
-	release_firmware(helper);
-	release_firmware(mainfw);
 }
 
 
 /********************************************************************/
 /* Callback functions for libertas.ko                               */
 /********************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
index 4557833..991238a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_sdio.c
@@ -704,28 +704,24 @@ static void if_sdio_do_prog_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("failed to find firmware (%d)\n", ret);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	ret = if_sdio_prog_helper(card, helper);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	lbs_deb_sdio("Helper firmware loaded\n");
 
 	ret = if_sdio_prog_real(card, mainfw);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	lbs_deb_sdio("Firmware loaded\n");
 	if_sdio_finish_power_on(card);
-
-out:
-	release_firmware(helper);
-	release_firmware(mainfw);
 }
 
 static int if_sdio_prog_firmware(struct if_sdio_card *card)
 {
 	int ret;
 	u16 scratch;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c
index 4bb6574..87ff0ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_spi.c
@@ -1090,19 +1090,15 @@ static int if_spi_init_card(struct if_spi_card *card)
 	}
 
 	err = spu_set_interrupt_mode(card, 0, 1);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
 out:
-	release_firmware(helper);
-	release_firmware(mainfw);
-
 	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_SPI, "err %d\n", err);
-
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void if_spi_resume_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct if_spi_card *card;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
index 2798077..dff08a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
@@ -840,15 +840,15 @@ static void if_usb_prog_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
 		pr_err("failed to find firmware (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
 	cardp->fw = fw;
 	if (check_fwfile_format(cardp->fw->data, cardp->fw->size)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto release_fw;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	/* Cancel any pending usb business */
 	usb_kill_urb(cardp->rx_urb);
 	usb_kill_urb(cardp->tx_urb);
 
 	cardp->fwlastblksent = 0;
@@ -857,15 +857,15 @@ static void if_usb_prog_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
 	cardp->fwfinalblk = 0;
 	cardp->bootcmdresp = 0;
 
 restart:
 	if (if_usb_submit_rx_urb_fwload(cardp) < 0) {
 		lbs_deb_usbd(&cardp->udev->dev, "URB submission is failed\n");
 		ret = -EIO;
-		goto release_fw;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	cardp->bootcmdresp = 0;
 	do {
 		int j = 0;
 		i++;
 		if_usb_issue_boot_command(cardp, BOOT_CMD_FW_BY_USB);
@@ -879,22 +879,22 @@ restart:
 	if (cardp->bootcmdresp == BOOT_CMD_RESP_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
 		/* Return to normal operation */
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		usb_kill_urb(cardp->rx_urb);
 		usb_kill_urb(cardp->tx_urb);
 		if (if_usb_submit_rx_urb(cardp) < 0)
 			ret = -EIO;
-		goto release_fw;
+		goto done;
 	} else if (cardp->bootcmdresp <= 0) {
 		if (--reset_count >= 0) {
 			if_usb_reset_device(cardp);
 			goto restart;
 		}
 		ret = -EIO;
-		goto release_fw;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	i = 0;
 
 	cardp->totalbytes = 0;
 	cardp->fwlastblksent = 0;
 	cardp->CRC_OK = 1;
@@ -917,37 +917,34 @@ restart:
 		if (--reset_count >= 0) {
 			if_usb_reset_device(cardp);
 			goto restart;
 		}
 
 		pr_info("FW download failure, time = %d ms\n", i * 100);
 		ret = -EIO;
-		goto release_fw;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	cardp->priv->fw_ready = 1;
 	if_usb_submit_rx_urb(cardp);
 
 	if (lbs_start_card(priv))
-		goto release_fw;
+		goto done;
 
 	if_usb_setup_firmware(priv);
 
 	/*
 	 * EHS_REMOVE_WAKEUP is not supported on all versions of the firmware.
 	 */
 	priv->wol_criteria = EHS_REMOVE_WAKEUP;
 	if (lbs_host_sleep_cfg(priv, priv->wol_criteria, NULL))
 		priv->ehs_remove_supported = false;
 
- release_fw:
-	release_firmware(cardp->fw);
-	cardp->fw = NULL;
-
  done:
+	cardp->fw = NULL;
 	lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_USB);
 }
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int if_usb_suspend(struct usb_interface *intf, pm_message_t message)
 {
