diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/common.h b/drivers/net/cxgb3/common.h
index e312d315a42d4e5ded041e3c1d8c717ae6ae02a6..db4f4f575b6a1e153a8be1e4056ddf3e97da4870 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/common.h
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ int t3_seeprom_read(struct adapter *adapter, u32 addr, __le32 *data);
 int t3_seeprom_write(struct adapter *adapter, u32 addr, __le32 data);
 int t3_seeprom_wp(struct adapter *adapter, int enable);
 int t3_get_tp_version(struct adapter *adapter, u32 *vers);
-int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load);
+int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter);
 int t3_check_tpsram(struct adapter *adapter, const u8 *tp_ram,
 		    unsigned int size);
 int t3_set_proto_sram(struct adapter *adap, const u8 *data);
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ int t3_read_flash(struct adapter *adapter, unsigned int addr,
 		  unsigned int nwords, u32 *data, int byte_oriented);
 int t3_load_fw(struct adapter *adapter, const u8 * fw_data, unsigned int size);
 int t3_get_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, u32 *vers);
-int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load);
+int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter);
 int t3_init_hw(struct adapter *adapter, u32 fw_params);
 void mac_prep(struct cmac *mac, struct adapter *adapter, int index);
 void early_hw_init(struct adapter *adapter, const struct adapter_info *ai);
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
index 9e8727c5ecedb95c6776dfde441be1fb48e8413e..2847f947499d9f9edcdaaf672c9f876d3602d571 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c
@@ -958,21 +958,22 @@ static int update_tpsram(struct adapter *adap)
 static int cxgb_up(struct adapter *adap)
 {
 	int err;
-	int must_load;
 
 	if (!(adap->flags & FULL_INIT_DONE)) {
-		err = t3_check_fw_version(adap, &must_load);
+		err = t3_check_fw_version(adap);
 		if (err == -EINVAL) {
 			err = upgrade_fw(adap);
-			if (err && must_load)
-				goto out;
+			CH_WARN(adap, "FW upgrade to %d.%d.%d %s\n",
+				FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR,
+				FW_VERSION_MICRO, err ? "failed" : "succeeded");
 		}
 
-		err = t3_check_tpsram_version(adap, &must_load);
+		err = t3_check_tpsram_version(adap);
 		if (err == -EINVAL) {
 			err = update_tpsram(adap);
-			if (err && must_load)
-				goto out;
+			CH_WARN(adap, "TP upgrade to %d.%d.%d %s\n",
+				TP_VERSION_MAJOR, TP_VERSION_MINOR,
+				TP_VERSION_MICRO, err ? "failed" : "succeeded");
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c b/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c
index 9a0898b0dbcef2e8d214046c3ac9137de1ccfb23..2d1433077a8ee992a71ed1e89210ebf8749de816 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgb3/t3_hw.c
@@ -925,11 +925,10 @@ int t3_get_tp_version(struct adapter *adapter, u32 *vers)
 /**
  *	t3_check_tpsram_version - read the tp sram version
  *	@adapter: the adapter
- *	@must_load: set to 1 if loading a new microcode image is required
  *
  *	Reads the protocol sram version from flash.
  */
-int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load)
+int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int ret;
 	u32 vers;
@@ -938,7 +937,6 @@ int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load)
 	if (adapter->params.rev == T3_REV_A)
 		return 0;
 
-	*must_load = 1;
 
 	ret = t3_get_tp_version(adapter, &vers);
 	if (ret)
@@ -949,13 +947,7 @@ int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load)
 
 	if (major == TP_VERSION_MAJOR && minor == TP_VERSION_MINOR)
 		return 0;
-
-	if (major != TP_VERSION_MAJOR)
-		CH_ERR(adapter, "found wrong TP version (%u.%u), "
-		       "driver needs version %d.%d\n", major, minor,
-		       TP_VERSION_MAJOR, TP_VERSION_MINOR);
 	else {
-		*must_load = 0;
 		CH_ERR(adapter, "found wrong TP version (%u.%u), "
 		       "driver compiled for version %d.%d\n", major, minor,
 		       TP_VERSION_MAJOR, TP_VERSION_MINOR);
@@ -1012,18 +1004,16 @@ int t3_get_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, u32 *vers)
 /**
  *	t3_check_fw_version - check if the FW is compatible with this driver
  *	@adapter: the adapter
- *	@must_load: set to 1 if loading a new FW image is required
-
+ *
  *	Checks if an adapter's FW is compatible with the driver.  Returns 0
  *	if the versions are compatible, a negative error otherwise.
  */
-int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load)
+int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int ret;
 	u32 vers;
 	unsigned int type, major, minor;
 
-	*must_load = 1;
 	ret = t3_get_fw_version(adapter, &vers);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1035,17 +1025,11 @@ int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load)
 	if (type == FW_VERSION_T3 && major == FW_VERSION_MAJOR &&
 	    minor == FW_VERSION_MINOR)
 		return 0;
-
-	if (major != FW_VERSION_MAJOR)
-		CH_ERR(adapter, "found wrong FW version(%u.%u), "
-		       "driver needs version %u.%u\n", major, minor,
-		       FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR);
-	else if (minor < FW_VERSION_MINOR) {
-		*must_load = 0;
+	else if (major != FW_VERSION_MAJOR || minor < FW_VERSION_MINOR)
 		CH_WARN(adapter, "found old FW minor version(%u.%u), "
 		        "driver compiled for version %u.%u\n", major, minor,
 			FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR);
-	} else {
+	else {
 		CH_WARN(adapter, "found newer FW version(%u.%u), "
 		        "driver compiled for version %u.%u\n", major, minor,
 			FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR);