diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/amd_powerplay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/amd_powerplay.c
index c81cf14127289b7746e987f580cb132188d86e4e..cc7219084fadc20ffa8366eba10d465226326f3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/amd_powerplay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/amd_powerplay.c
@@ -76,9 +76,18 @@ static int pp_sw_init(void *handle)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err1;
 
+	if (hwmgr->hwmgr_func->request_firmware) {
+		ret = hwmgr->hwmgr_func->request_firmware(hwmgr);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err2;
+	}
+
 	pr_info("amdgpu: powerplay initialized\n");
 
 	return 0;
+err2:
+	if (hwmgr->hwmgr_func->backend_fini)
+		hwmgr->hwmgr_func->backend_fini(hwmgr);
 err1:
 	if (hwmgr->pptable_func->pptable_fini)
 		hwmgr->pptable_func->pptable_fini(hwmgr);
@@ -101,6 +110,9 @@ static int pp_sw_fini(void *handle)
 
 	PP_CHECK_HW(hwmgr);
 
+	if (hwmgr->hwmgr_func->release_firmware)
+		 ret = hwmgr->hwmgr_func->release_firmware(hwmgr);
+
 	if (hwmgr->hwmgr_func->backend_fini != NULL)
 		ret = hwmgr->hwmgr_func->backend_fini(hwmgr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/hwmgr.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/hwmgr.h
index 6cdb7cbf515e261654f89913ef5a8a58ffab3ef3..3b7450ee7163a748e4dd9b42e9202bfa2d630a9b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/hwmgr.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/hwmgr.h
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ struct pp_hwmgr_func {
 	int (*get_mclk_od)(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr);
 	int (*set_mclk_od)(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr, uint32_t value);
 	int (*read_sensor)(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr, int idx, int32_t *value);
+	int (*request_firmware)(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr);
+	int (*release_firmware)(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr);
 };
 
 struct pp_table_func {