diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
index ed69e97751437a0996a1d8a3c1ba1444d2d7275e..7b524b614f2253ee9f7d5cffc95a381f5f566ddf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/qmi.c
@@ -279,7 +279,15 @@ static int ath10k_qmi_bdf_dnld_send_sync(struct ath10k_qmi *qmi)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (resp.resp.result != QMI_RESULT_SUCCESS_V01) {
+		/* end = 1 triggers a CRC check on the BDF.  If this fails, we
+		 * get a QMI_ERR_MALFORMED_MSG_V01 error, but the FW is still
+		 * willing to use the BDF.  For some platforms, all the valid
+		 * released BDFs fail this CRC check, so attempt to detect this
+		 * scenario and treat it as non-fatal.
+		 */
+		if (resp.resp.result != QMI_RESULT_SUCCESS_V01 &&
+		    !(req->end == 1 &&
+		      resp.resp.result == QMI_ERR_MALFORMED_MSG_V01)) {
 			ath10k_err(ar, "failed to download board data file: %d\n",
 				   resp.resp.error);
 			ret = -EINVAL;