diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/builtin/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/builtin/main.c
index d36befebb1b9..1dcebe8e7f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/builtin/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/builtin/main.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ bool firmware_request_builtin(struct firmware *fw, const char *name)
 
 	for (b_fw = __start_builtin_fw; b_fw != __end_builtin_fw; b_fw++) {
 		if (strcmp(name, b_fw->name) == 0) {
+			if (b_fw->size == 0)
+				return false;
 			fw->size = b_fw->size;
 			fw->data = b_fw->data;
 			return true;