diff --git a/net/devlink/dev.c b/net/devlink/dev.c
index 55959b0ff5ab..b85bb02a9e80 100644
--- a/net/devlink/dev.c
+++ b/net/devlink/dev.c
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ int devlink_nl_flash_update_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	nla_file_name = info->attrs[DEVLINK_ATTR_FLASH_UPDATE_FILE_NAME];
 	file_name = nla_data(nla_file_name);
-	ret = request_firmware(&params.fw, file_name, devlink->dev);
+	ret = request_firmware_direct(&params.fw, file_name, devlink->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, nla_file_name,
 				    "failed to locate the requested firmware file");
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct devlink *devlink, const char *file_name)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ret = request_firmware(&params.fw, file_name, devlink->dev);
+	ret = request_firmware_direct(&params.fw, file_name, devlink->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;