diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
index f29471b80603325d12b2774fb7e293dbfb2bcd48..75403e6e3990ef5d64fadc3d3e1bc3dbc38e6795 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ enum {
 	MODEL_8682 = 0x2
 };
 
+/* table of firmware file names */
+static const struct lbs_fw_table fw_table[] = {
+	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388_olpc.bin", NULL },
+	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388_v9.bin", NULL },
+	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388_v5.bin", NULL },
+	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388.bin", NULL },
+	{ MODEL_8388, "usb8388.bin", NULL },
+	{ MODEL_8682, "libertas/usb8682.bin", NULL }
+};
+
 static struct usb_device_id if_usb_table[] = {
 	/* Enter the device signature inside */
 	{ USB_DEVICE(0x1286, 0x2001), .driver_info = MODEL_8388 },
@@ -52,7 +62,9 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(usb, if_usb_table);
 
 static void if_usb_receive(struct urb *urb);
 static void if_usb_receive_fwload(struct urb *urb);
-static int if_usb_prog_firmware(struct if_usb_card *cardp);
+static void if_usb_prog_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
+				 const struct firmware *fw,
+				 const struct firmware *unused);
 static int if_usb_host_to_card(struct lbs_private *priv, uint8_t type,
 			       uint8_t *payload, uint16_t nb);
 static int usb_tx_block(struct if_usb_card *cardp, uint8_t *payload,
@@ -187,6 +199,7 @@ static int if_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *endpoint;
 	struct lbs_private *priv;
 	struct if_usb_card *cardp;
+	int r = -ENOMEM;
 	int i;
 
 	udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
@@ -244,17 +257,10 @@ static int if_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		goto dealloc;
 	}
 
-	/* Upload firmware */
-	if (if_usb_prog_firmware(cardp)) {
-		lbs_deb_usbd(&udev->dev, "FW upload failed\n");
-		goto err_prog_firmware;
-	}
-
 	if (!(priv = lbs_add_card(cardp, &intf->dev)))
-		goto err_prog_firmware;
+		goto err_add_card;
 
 	cardp->priv = priv;
-	cardp->priv->fw_ready = 1;
 
 	priv->hw_host_to_card = if_usb_host_to_card;
 	priv->enter_deep_sleep = NULL;
@@ -267,34 +273,25 @@ static int if_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	cardp->boot2_version = udev->descriptor.bcdDevice;
 
-	if_usb_submit_rx_urb(cardp);
-
-	if (lbs_start_card(priv))
-		goto err_start_card;
-
-	if_usb_setup_firmware(priv);
-
 	usb_get_dev(udev);
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, cardp);
 
-	/*
-	 * EHS_REMOVE_WAKEUP is not supported on all versions of the firmware.
-	 */
-	priv->wol_criteria = EHS_REMOVE_WAKEUP;
-	if (lbs_host_sleep_cfg(priv, priv->wol_criteria, NULL))
-		priv->ehs_remove_supported = false;
+	r = lbs_get_firmware_async(priv, &udev->dev, cardp->model,
+				   fw_table, if_usb_prog_firmware);
+	if (r)
+		goto err_get_fw;
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_start_card:
+err_get_fw:
 	lbs_remove_card(priv);
-err_prog_firmware:
+err_add_card:
 	if_usb_reset_device(cardp);
 dealloc:
 	if_usb_free(cardp);
 
 error:
-	return -ENOMEM;
+	return r;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -829,49 +826,22 @@ static int check_fwfile_format(const uint8_t *data, uint32_t totlen)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* table of firmware file names */
-static const struct {
-	u32 model;
-	const char *fwname;
-} fw_table[] = {
-	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388_olpc.bin" },
-	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388_v9.bin" },
-	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388_v5.bin" },
-	{ MODEL_8388, "libertas/usb8388.bin" },
-	{ MODEL_8388, "usb8388.bin" },
-	{ MODEL_8682, "libertas/usb8682.bin" }
-};
-
-static int get_fw(struct if_usb_card *cardp)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	/* Otherwise search for firmware to use */
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fw_table); i++) {
-		if (fw_table[i].model != cardp->model)
-			continue;
-		if (request_firmware(&cardp->fw, fw_table[i].fwname,
-					&cardp->udev->dev) == 0)
-			return 0;
-	}
-
-	return -ENOENT;
-}
-
-static int if_usb_prog_firmware(struct if_usb_card *cardp)
+static void if_usb_prog_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
+				 const struct firmware *fw,
+				 const struct firmware *unused)
 {
+	struct if_usb_card *cardp = priv->card;
 	int i = 0;
 	static int reset_count = 10;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_USB);
 
-	ret = get_fw(cardp);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("failed to find firmware (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	cardp->fw = fw;
 	if (check_fwfile_format(cardp->fw->data, cardp->fw->size)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto release_fw;
@@ -954,13 +924,27 @@ static int if_usb_prog_firmware(struct if_usb_card *cardp)
 		goto release_fw;
 	}
 
+	cardp->priv->fw_ready = 1;
+	if_usb_submit_rx_urb(cardp);
+
+	if (lbs_start_card(priv))
+		goto release_fw;
+
+	if_usb_setup_firmware(priv);
+
+	/*
+	 * EHS_REMOVE_WAKEUP is not supported on all versions of the firmware.
+	 */
+	priv->wol_criteria = EHS_REMOVE_WAKEUP;
+	if (lbs_host_sleep_cfg(priv, priv->wol_criteria, NULL))
+		priv->ehs_remove_supported = false;
+
  release_fw:
 	release_firmware(cardp->fw);
 	cardp->fw = NULL;
 
  done:
-	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_USB, "ret %d", ret);
-	return ret;
+	lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_USB);
 }