diff --git a/sound/drivers/vx/vx_hwdep.c b/sound/drivers/vx/vx_hwdep.c
index e1920af4501de5b94f6a0808589271445d5942e3..9a8154c9416ed11c8dda6c1a38e695aca7aa25a5 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/vx/vx_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/vx/vx_hwdep.c
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@
 
 #ifdef SND_VX_FW_LOADER
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/bx_1_vxp.b56");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/bx_1_vp4.b56");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/x1_1_vx2.xlx");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/x1_2_v22.xlx");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/x1_1_vxp.xlx");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/x1_1_vp4.xlx");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/bd56002.boot");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/bd563v2.boot");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/bd563s3.boot");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/l_1_vx2.d56");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/l_1_v22.d56");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/l_1_vxp.d56");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("vx/l_1_vp4.d56");
+
 int snd_vx_setup_firmware(struct vx_core *chip)
 {
 	static char *fw_files[VX_TYPE_NUMS][4] = {
diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
index 92e2bc41317857f7f35e36a2db457e1fe68a7b48..b279f2308aef6b25d2b55008968e7e392c070e73 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb16_csp.c
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Uros Bizjak <uros@kss-loka.si>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ALSA driver for SB16 Creative Signal Processor");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_SB16_CSP_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("sb16/mulaw_main.csp");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("sb16/alaw_main.csp");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("sb16/ima_adpcm_init.csp");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("sb16/ima_adpcm_playback.csp");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("sb16/ima_adpcm_capture.csp");
+#endif
 
 #ifdef SNDRV_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #define CSP_HDR_VALUE(a,b,c,d)	((a) | ((b)<<8) | ((c)<<16) | ((d)<<24))
diff --git a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_fx.c b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_fx.c
index 0e948a9a7205149d4464bbf65f61cb12d4276a5b..fc95a870f69017aa17cf20f175633abb0d1af8d1 100644
--- a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_fx.c
+++ b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_fx.c
@@ -298,3 +298,7 @@ snd_wavefront_fx_start (snd_wavefront_t *dev)
 #endif
 	return err;
 }
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_WAVEFRONT_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("yamaha/yss225_registers.bin");
+#endif
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla20.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla20.c
index 8e7fe033270fcbc8857482f621e0cf7aa0f43fa3..87078d3a68549b931afed8a7cb09a259ebd883a1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla20.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla20.c
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/darla20_dsp.fw");
+
 #define FW_DARLA20_DSP	0
 
 static const struct firmware card_fw[] = {
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla24.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla24.c
index a13c623eb999f2988b7f26f994640730dda56092..42b48f9d21286113915fd5439d83a4e1614b6d8e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla24.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/darla24.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/darla24_dsp.fw");
+
 #define FW_DARLA24_DSP	0
 
 static const struct firmware card_fw[] = {
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echo3g.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echo3g.c
index 8fb15823aca569ae6249e36bba4e0a2da6a8236d..8dbb7ac865c1952e680ad0e0c092c46a72db6faa 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echo3g.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echo3g.c
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/echo3g_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/3g_asic.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER	0
 #define FW_ECHO3G_DSP	1
 #define FW_3G_ASIC	2
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina20.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina20.c
index af4d32026e4ad8302b64d10b7416a4d4f3fb9edb..fee2d483173234cd8f8b988e626d2cc71af98b8b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina20.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina20.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/gina20_dsp.fw");
+
 #define FW_GINA20_DSP	0
 
 static const struct firmware card_fw[] = {
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina24.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina24.c
index 9ff454a947ed1d697d062c6b6f53344da753e86c..d5eae470fe9a3eff790af608cfd28665e28af418 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina24.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/gina24.c
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/gina24_301_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/gina24_361_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/gina24_301_asic.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/gina24_361_asic.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER		0
 #define FW_GINA24_301_DSP	1
 #define FW_GINA24_361_DSP	2
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigo.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigo.c
index 37eb726fd03dddca1e00d0b361937e4af4d99c6b..40f601cd016f32fca593f0b1fe4178052166a690 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigo.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigo.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/indigo_dsp.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER	0
 #define FW_INDIGO_DSP	1
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigodj.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigodj.c
index dc8b91824181f8d275efd74d89eb0b409061ba30..771c5383210d23597e9536b55d9a11d22b4af48f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigodj.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigodj.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/indigo_dj_dsp.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER		0
 #define FW_INDIGO_DJ_DSP	1
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigoio.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigoio.c
index eadf3263453a9e968ed98fad4c9951e2b5188b7f..49c550defcf9230db0ee2fdc6903f21e468d9bb1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigoio.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/indigoio.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/indigo_io_dsp.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER		0
 #define FW_INDIGO_IO_DSP	1
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla20.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla20.c
index 6cede497579e9ea8c7855a368905438727b2c24c..8f5483a405ae6922f31671ce43797816ff8b5694 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla20.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla20.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/layla20_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/layla20_asic.fw");
+
 #define FW_LAYLA20_DSP	0
 #define FW_LAYLA20_ASIC	1
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla24.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla24.c
index 44f735426aa02cffea629c51dd11ea2350932901..0524667c02f700ca7ffdc4fa75ac5a02bddaff4d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla24.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/layla24.c
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/layla24_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/layla24_1_asic.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/layla24_2A_asic.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/layla24_2S_asic.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER		0
 #define FW_LAYLA24_DSP		1
 #define FW_LAYLA24_1_ASIC	2
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/mia.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/mia.c
index dc172d03ac3ffa08a6eb88888dc6983b4571e873..893c7c20dd70b98eca133c110b7356f705a3e52b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/mia.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/mia.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mia_dsp.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER	0
 #define FW_MIA_DSP	1
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/mona.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/mona.c
index c856ed50dd9a2fc2cfcf76126577de44c0f3c639..3a5d5b0020df30328888a58c3d56d36c015b3c01 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/mona.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/mona.c
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include "echoaudio.h"
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/loader_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mona_301_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mona_361_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mona_301_1_asic_48.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mona_301_1_asic_96.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mona_361_1_asic_48.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mona_361_1_asic_96.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ea/mona_2_asic.fw");
+
 #define FW_361_LOADER		0
 #define FW_MONA_301_DSP		1
 #define FW_MONA_361_DSP		2
diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
index a130472314c93f0415e85f8bd93bc0676bd9bfc1..dbc805c33fc440795a82b7c339b0750b1c64f21e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@
 #include "p17v.h"
 
 
+#define HANA_FILENAME "emu/hana.fw"
+#define DOCK_FILENAME "emu/audio_dock.fw"
+
+MODULE_FIRMWARE(HANA_FILENAME);
+MODULE_FIRMWARE(DOCK_FILENAME);
+
+
 /*************************************************************************
  * EMU10K1 init / done
  *************************************************************************/
@@ -693,8 +700,6 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_emu1010_init(struct snd_emu10k1 * emu)
 	int tmp,tmp2;
 	int reg;
 	int err;
-	const char *hana_filename = "emu/hana.fw";
-	const char *dock_filename = "emu/audio_dock.fw";
 
 	snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Special config.\n");
 	/* AC97 2.1, Any 16Meg of 4Gig address, Auto-Mute, EMU32 Slave,
@@ -735,8 +740,8 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_emu1010_init(struct snd_emu10k1 * emu)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 	snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: EMU_HANA_ID=0x%x\n",reg);
-	if ((err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, hana_filename)) != 0) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Hana Firmware file %s failed\n", hana_filename);
+	if ((err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, HANA_FILENAME)) != 0) {
+		snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Hana Firmware file %s failed\n", HANA_FILENAME);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -938,7 +943,7 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_emu1010_init(struct snd_emu10k1 * emu)
 		/* Return to Audio Dock programming mode */
 		snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Audio Dock Firmware\n");
 		snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu,  EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG_AUDIODOCK );
-		if ((err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, dock_filename)) != 0) {
+		if ((err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, DOCK_FILENAME)) != 0) {
 			return err;
 		}
 		snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu,  EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, 0 );
diff --git a/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c b/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c
index bd7c816bf6a7ab71f9fd4d448c5d6d8ce817f98a..5338243fb0353937c079885d1de4d28ba5c210a3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c
+++ b/sound/pci/korg1212/korg1212.c
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ struct snd_korg1212 {
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("korg1212");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("{{KORG,korg1212}}");
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_KORG1212_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("korg/k1212.dsp");
+#endif
 
 static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;     /* Index 0-MAX */
 static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;	   /* ID for this card */
diff --git a/sound/pci/maestro3.c b/sound/pci/maestro3.c
index 4c1af425ce75bdbd690bd76e7ba00aca7e98322d..8a5ff1cb53624a7af375202fde52073d733d21cc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/maestro3.c
+++ b/sound/pci/maestro3.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("{{ESS,Maestro3 PCI},"
 		"{ESS,Allegro PCI},"
 		"{ESS,Allegro-1 PCI},"
 	        "{ESS,Canyon3D-2/LE PCI}}");
+#ifndef CONFIG_SND_MAESTRO3_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ess/maestro3_assp_kernel.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("ess/maestro3_assp_minisrc.fw");
+#endif
 
 static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;	/* Index 0-MAX */
 static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;	/* ID for this card */
diff --git a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_hwdep.c b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_hwdep.c
index ca05075c67c62f35451c58c495c5f50d3738a0d0..1d9232d2db342c0569f468f1df036e9b2e5e2da7 100644
--- a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart_hwdep.c
@@ -565,6 +565,9 @@ int snd_mixart_setup_firmware(struct mixart_mgr *mgr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("mixart/miXart8.xlx");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("mixart/miXart8.elf");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("mixart/miXart8AES.xlx");
 
 #else /* old style firmware loading */
 
diff --git a/sound/pci/pcxhr/pcxhr_hwdep.c b/sound/pci/pcxhr/pcxhr_hwdep.c
index 369c19fea985f11af6c108ac1e9aa3e6668c0485..d55d8bc90eee96f0302f37e9cda6801010ccd5ae 100644
--- a/sound/pci/pcxhr/pcxhr_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/pci/pcxhr/pcxhr_hwdep.c
@@ -356,6 +356,12 @@ int pcxhr_setup_firmware(struct pcxhr_mgr *mgr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("pcxhr/xi_1_882.dat");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("pcxhr/xc_1_882.dat");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("pcxhr/e321_512.e56");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("pcxhr/b321_512.b56");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("pcxhr/d321_512.d56");
+
 #else /* old style firmware loading */
 
 /* pcxhr hwdep interface id string */
diff --git a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
index 952625dead58ef56973f48fbbe122cc63fd8a58e..8e5410483e67a0f851ea99c9209589739a143282 100644
--- a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
+++ b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Peter Gruber <nokos@gmx.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("riptide");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("{{Conexant,Riptide}}");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("riptide.hex");
 
 static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;
 static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;
diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
index 4b20f848dba29356f5aada8ffc5336071759bc8a..3b3ef657f73eb86e323e69f423bcec58eb884f56 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("{{RME Hammerfall-DSP},"
 	        "{RME HDSP-9652},"
 		"{RME HDSP-9632}}");
+#ifdef HDSP_FW_LOADER
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("multiface_firmware.bin");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("multiface_firmware_rev11.bin");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("digiface_firmware.bin");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("digiface_firmware_rev11.bin");
+#endif
 
 #define HDSP_MAX_CHANNELS        26
 #define HDSP_MAX_DS_CHANNELS     14
diff --git a/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.c b/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.c
index 3d4beca31c8bdabc4b694feb8e71158284000a02..ea861bceaddfa3f8cf1281efe9a90ca69688d611 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.c
@@ -2084,6 +2084,11 @@ static int snd_ymfpci_request_firmware(struct snd_ymfpci *chip)
 		return err;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("yamaha/ds1_dsp.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("yamaha/ds1_ctrl.fw");
+MODULE_FIRMWARE("yamaha/ds1e_ctrl.fw");
+
 #endif
 
 static void snd_ymfpci_download_image(struct snd_ymfpci *chip)