diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
index 95004db..f495d22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
@@ -688,3 +688,61 @@ int brcmf_fw_map_chip_to_name(u32 chip, u32 chiprev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct brcmf_fw_request *
+brcmf_fw_alloc_request(u32 chip, u32 chiprev,
+		       struct brcmf_firmware_mapping mapping_table[],
+		       u32 table_size, struct brcmf_fw_name *fwnames,
+		       u32 n_fwnames)
+{
+	struct brcmf_fw_request *fwreq;
+	char chipname[12];
+	const char *mp_path;
+	u32 i, j;
+	char end;
+	size_t reqsz;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < table_size; i++) {
+		if (mapping_table[i].chipid == chip &&
+		    mapping_table[i].revmask & BIT(chiprev))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (i == table_size) {
+		brcmf_err("Unknown chipid %d [%d]\n", chip, chiprev);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	reqsz = sizeof(*fwreq) + n_fwnames * sizeof(struct brcmf_fw_item);
+	fwreq = kzalloc(reqsz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fwreq)
+		return NULL;
+
+	brcmf_chip_name(chip, chiprev, chipname, sizeof(chipname));
+
+	brcmf_info("using %s for chip %s\n",
+		   mapping_table[i].fw_base, chipname);
+
+	mp_path = brcmf_mp_global.firmware_path;
+	end = mp_path[strlen(mp_path) - 1];
+	fwreq->n_items = n_fwnames;
+
+	for (j = 0; j < n_fwnames; j++) {
+		fwreq->items[j].path = fwnames[j].path;
+		/* check if firmware path is provided by module parameter */
+		if (brcmf_mp_global.firmware_path[0] != '\0') {
+			strlcpy(fwnames[j].path, mp_path,
+				BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN);
+
+			if (end != '/') {
+				strlcat(fwnames[j].path, "/",
+					BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN);
+			}
+		}
+		brcmf_fw_get_full_name(fwnames[j].path,
+				       mapping_table[i].fw_base,
+				       fwnames[j].extension);
+		fwreq->items[j].path = fwnames[j].path;
+	}
+
+	return fwreq;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
index 1ca630e..1416fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ struct brcmf_fw_request {
 	struct brcmf_fw_item items[0];
 };
 
+struct brcmf_fw_name {
+	const char *extension;
+	char *path;
+};
+
+struct brcmf_fw_request *
+brcmf_fw_alloc_request(u32 chip, u32 chiprev,
+		       struct brcmf_firmware_mapping mapping_table[],
+		       u32 table_size, struct brcmf_fw_name *fwnames,
+		       u32 n_fwnames);
+
 /*
  * Request firmware(s) asynchronously. When the asynchronous request
  * fails it will not use the callback, but call device_release_driver()
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
index a3fe29e..179177a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
@@ -1735,6 +1735,31 @@ static void brcmf_pcie_setup(struct device *dev, int ret,
 	device_release_driver(dev);
 }
 
+static struct brcmf_fw_request *
+brcmf_pcie_prepare_fw_request(struct brcmf_pciedev_info *devinfo)
+{
+	struct brcmf_fw_request *fwreq;
+	struct brcmf_fw_name fwnames[] = {
+		{ ".bin", devinfo->fw_name },
+		{ ".txt", devinfo->nvram_name },
+	};
+
+	fwreq = brcmf_fw_alloc_request(devinfo->ci->chip, devinfo->ci->chiprev,
+				       brcmf_pcie_fwnames,
+				       ARRAY_SIZE(brcmf_pcie_fwnames),
+				       fwnames, ARRAY_SIZE(fwnames));
+	if (!fwreq)
+		return NULL;
+
+	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_CODE].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_BINARY;
+	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_NVRAM].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_NVRAM;
+	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_NVRAM].flags = BRCMF_FW_REQF_OPTIONAL;
+	fwreq->domain_nr = pci_domain_nr(devinfo->pdev->bus);
+	fwreq->bus_nr = devinfo->pdev->bus->number;
+
+	return fwreq;
+}
+
 static int
 brcmf_pcie_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
@@ -1743,13 +1768,8 @@ static void brcmf_pcie_setup(struct device *dev, int ret,
 	struct brcmf_pciedev_info *devinfo;
 	struct brcmf_pciedev *pcie_bus_dev;
 	struct brcmf_bus *bus;
-	u16 domain_nr;
-	u16 bus_nr;
 
-	domain_nr = pci_domain_nr(pdev->bus) + 1;
-	bus_nr = pdev->bus->number;
-	brcmf_dbg(PCIE, "Enter %x:%x (%d/%d)\n", pdev->vendor, pdev->device,
-		  domain_nr, bus_nr);
+	brcmf_dbg(PCIE, "Enter %x:%x\n", pdev->vendor, pdev->device);
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	devinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(*devinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1803,33 +1823,19 @@ static void brcmf_pcie_setup(struct device *dev, int ret,
 	bus->wowl_supported = pci_pme_capable(pdev, PCI_D3hot);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, bus);
 
-	ret = brcmf_fw_map_chip_to_name(devinfo->ci->chip, devinfo->ci->chiprev,
-					brcmf_pcie_fwnames,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(brcmf_pcie_fwnames),
-					devinfo->fw_name, devinfo->nvram_name);
-	if (ret)
-		goto fail_bus;
-
-	fwreq = kzalloc(sizeof(*fwreq) + 2 * sizeof(struct brcmf_fw_item),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	fwreq = brcmf_pcie_prepare_fw_request(devinfo);
 	if (!fwreq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail_bus;
 	}
 
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_CODE].path = devinfo->fw_name;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_CODE].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_BINARY;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_NVRAM].path = devinfo->nvram_name;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_NVRAM].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_NVRAM;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_PCIE_FW_NVRAM].flags = BRCMF_FW_REQF_OPTIONAL;
-	fwreq->n_items = 2;
-	fwreq->domain_nr = domain_nr;
-	fwreq->bus_nr = bus_nr;
 	ret = brcmf_fw_get_firmwares(bus->dev, fwreq, brcmf_pcie_setup);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		return 0;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree(fwreq);
+		goto fail_bus;
+	}
+	return 0;
 
-	kfree(fwreq);
 fail_bus:
 	kfree(bus->msgbuf);
 	kfree(bus);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
index ab68eb1..24dbf7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
@@ -4155,6 +4155,28 @@ static void brcmf_sdio_firmware_callback(struct device *dev, int err,
 	device_release_driver(dev);
 }
 
+static struct brcmf_fw_request *
+brcmf_sdio_prepare_fw_request(struct brcmf_sdio *bus)
+{
+	struct brcmf_fw_request *fwreq;
+	struct brcmf_fw_name fwnames[] = {
+		{ ".bin", bus->sdiodev->fw_name },
+		{ ".txt", bus->sdiodev->nvram_name },
+	};
+
+	fwreq = brcmf_fw_alloc_request(bus->ci->chip, bus->ci->chiprev,
+				       brcmf_sdio_fwnames,
+				       ARRAY_SIZE(brcmf_sdio_fwnames),
+				       fwnames, ARRAY_SIZE(fwnames));
+	if (!fwreq)
+		return NULL;
+
+	fwreq->items[BRCMF_SDIO_FW_CODE].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_BINARY;
+	fwreq->items[BRCMF_SDIO_FW_NVRAM].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_NVRAM;
+
+	return fwreq;
+}
+
 struct brcmf_sdio *brcmf_sdio_probe(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -4243,26 +4265,12 @@ struct brcmf_sdio *brcmf_sdio_probe(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev)
 
 	brcmf_dbg(INFO, "completed!!\n");
 
-	ret = brcmf_fw_map_chip_to_name(bus->ci->chip, bus->ci->chiprev,
-					brcmf_sdio_fwnames,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(brcmf_sdio_fwnames),
-					sdiodev->fw_name, sdiodev->nvram_name);
-	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
-
-	fwreq = kzalloc(sizeof(fwreq) + 2 * sizeof(struct brcmf_fw_item),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	fwreq = brcmf_sdio_prepare_fw_request(bus);
 	if (!fwreq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_SDIO_FW_CODE].path = sdiodev->fw_name;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_SDIO_FW_CODE].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_BINARY;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_SDIO_FW_NVRAM].path = sdiodev->nvram_name;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_SDIO_FW_NVRAM].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_NVRAM;
-	fwreq->n_items = 2;
-
 	ret = brcmf_fw_get_firmwares(sdiodev->dev, fwreq,
 				     brcmf_sdio_firmware_callback);
 	if (ret != 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
index 055db11..1c5f135 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/usb.c
@@ -1200,6 +1200,27 @@ static void brcmf_usb_probe_phase2(struct device *dev, int ret,
 	device_release_driver(dev);
 }
 
+static struct brcmf_fw_request *
+brcmf_usb_prepare_fw_request(struct brcmf_usbdev_info *devinfo)
+{
+	struct brcmf_fw_request *fwreq;
+	struct brcmf_fw_name fwnames[] = {
+		{ ".bin", devinfo->fw_name },
+	};
+
+	fwreq = brcmf_fw_alloc_request(devinfo->bus_pub.devid,
+				       devinfo->bus_pub.chiprev,
+				       brcmf_usb_fwnames,
+				       ARRAY_SIZE(brcmf_usb_fwnames),
+				       fwnames, ARRAY_SIZE(fwnames));
+	if (!fwreq)
+		return NULL;
+
+	fwreq->items[BRCMF_USB_FW_CODE].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_BINARY;
+
+	return fwreq;
+}
+
 static int brcmf_usb_probe_cb(struct brcmf_usbdev_info *devinfo)
 {
 	struct brcmf_bus *bus = NULL;
@@ -1249,24 +1270,12 @@ static int brcmf_usb_probe_cb(struct brcmf_usbdev_info *devinfo)
 	bus->chip = bus_pub->devid;
 	bus->chiprev = bus_pub->chiprev;
 
-	ret = brcmf_fw_map_chip_to_name(bus_pub->devid, bus_pub->chiprev,
-					brcmf_usb_fwnames,
-					ARRAY_SIZE(brcmf_usb_fwnames),
-					devinfo->fw_name, NULL);
-	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
-
-	fwreq = kzalloc(sizeof(*fwreq) + sizeof(struct brcmf_fw_item),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	fwreq = brcmf_usb_prepare_fw_request(devinfo);
 	if (!fwreq) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_USB_FW_CODE].path = devinfo->fw_name;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_USB_FW_CODE].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_BINARY;
-	fwreq->n_items = 1;
-
 	/* request firmware here */
 	ret = brcmf_fw_get_firmwares(dev, fwreq, brcmf_usb_probe_phase2);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1469,15 +1478,10 @@ static int brcmf_usb_reset_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	brcmf_dbg(USB, "Enter\n");
 
-	fwreq = kzalloc(sizeof(*fwreq) + sizeof(struct brcmf_fw_item),
-			GFP_KERNEL);
+	fwreq = brcmf_usb_prepare_fw_request(devinfo);
 	if (!fwreq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_USB_FW_CODE].path = devinfo->fw_name;
-	fwreq->items[BRCMF_USB_FW_CODE].type = BRCMF_FW_TYPE_BINARY;
-	fwreq->n_items = 1;
-
 	ret = brcmf_fw_get_firmwares(&usb->dev, fwreq, brcmf_usb_probe_phase2);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		kfree(fwreq);
