diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c
index 0b95afececdc2db6c4e3a6bd3bd1c2f65c4bf438..402960b0174e2b0d637c1ca115b2bf720e29879c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c
@@ -156,16 +156,10 @@ static int gmc_v7_0_init_microcode(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 
 	snprintf(fw_name, sizeof(fw_name), "amdgpu/%s_mc.bin", chip_name);
 
-	err = request_firmware(&adev->gmc.fw, fw_name, adev->dev);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-	err = amdgpu_ucode_validate(adev->gmc.fw);
-
-out:
+	err = amdgpu_ucode_request(adev, &adev->gmc.fw, fw_name);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("cik_mc: Failed to load firmware \"%s\"\n", fw_name);
-		release_firmware(adev->gmc.fw);
-		adev->gmc.fw = NULL;
+		amdgpu_ucode_release(&adev->gmc.fw);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1078,8 +1072,7 @@ static int gmc_v7_0_sw_fini(void *handle)
 	kfree(adev->gmc.vm_fault_info);
 	amdgpu_gart_table_vram_free(adev);
 	amdgpu_bo_fini(adev);
-	release_firmware(adev->gmc.fw);
-	adev->gmc.fw = NULL;
+	amdgpu_ucode_release(&adev->gmc.fw);
 
 	return 0;
 }