diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 094af74989d6117e4a0a9ab45d85ee7f22eaa62e..a2f999273a5fa5e9d9a2a3328df54524b1b5fe75 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -4058,7 +4058,6 @@ qla2x00_request_firmware(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	struct fw_blob *blob;
 
-	blob = NULL;
 	if (IS_QLA2100(ha)) {
 		blob = &qla_fw_blobs[FW_ISP21XX];
 	} else if (IS_QLA2200(ha)) {
@@ -4079,6 +4078,8 @@ qla2x00_request_firmware(scsi_qla_host_t *vha)
 		blob = &qla_fw_blobs[FW_ISP2031];
 	} else if (IS_QLA8031(ha)) {
 		blob = &qla_fw_blobs[FW_ISP8031];
+	} else {
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&qla_fw_lock);