diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
index aa367a0ddc49139ac51a097730a0f464d97c24e0..3f9a6b04ea95f34a7f1b5e8e57be4c2ead029bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54pci.c
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ static int p54p_upload_firmware(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (priv->common.fw_interface != FW_LM86) {
+		dev_err(&priv->pdev->dev, "wrong firmware, "
+			"please get a LM86(PCI) firmware a try again.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	data = (__le32 *) priv->firmware->data;
 	remains = priv->firmware->size;
 	device_addr = ISL38XX_DEV_FIRMWARE_ADDR;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
index 3c31c15267b51475319bd7aa3eb519556ba124e2..44d6855bd17c586b09ecb6e2f0eb0b88e0a64eae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54usb.c
@@ -498,6 +498,13 @@ static int p54u_upload_firmware_3887(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_upload_failed;
 
+	if (priv->common.fw_interface != FW_LM87) {
+		dev_err(&priv->udev->dev, "wrong firmware, "
+			"please get a LM87 firmware and try again.\n");
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_upload_failed;
+	}
+
 	left = block_size = min((size_t)P54U_FW_BLOCK, fw_entry->size);
 	strcpy(buf, p54u_firmware_upload_3887);
 	left -= strlen(p54u_firmware_upload_3887);
@@ -648,6 +655,14 @@ static int p54u_upload_firmware_net2280(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	if (priv->common.fw_interface != FW_LM86) {
+		dev_err(&priv->udev->dev, "wrong firmware, "
+			"please get a LM86(USB) firmware and try again.\n");
+		kfree(buf);
+		release_firmware(fw_entry);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 #define P54U_WRITE(type, addr, data) \
 	do {\
 		err = p54u_write(priv, buf, type,\