diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
index 1d6249d4b8ef..78ab60c07a2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
@@ -655,6 +655,26 @@ static bool guc_check_version_range(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int check_fw_header(struct intel_gt *gt,
+			   const struct firmware *fw,
+			   struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	/* GSC FW version is queried after the FW is loaded */
+	if (uc_fw->type == INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GSC)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (uc_fw->loaded_via_gsc)
+		err = check_gsc_manifest(fw, uc_fw);
+	else
+		err = check_ccs_header(gt, fw, uc_fw);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_uc_fw_fetch - fetch uC firmware
  * @uc_fw: uC firmware
@@ -724,17 +744,14 @@ int intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
 
-	if (uc_fw->loaded_via_gsc)
-		err = check_gsc_manifest(fw, uc_fw);
-	else
-		err = check_ccs_header(gt, fw, uc_fw);
+	err = check_fw_header(gt, fw, uc_fw);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (uc_fw->type == INTEL_UC_FW_TYPE_GUC && !guc_check_version_range(uc_fw))
 		goto fail;
 
-	if (uc_fw->file_wanted.ver.major) {
+	if (uc_fw->file_wanted.ver.major && uc_fw->file_selected.ver.major) {
 		/* Check the file's major version was as it claimed */
 		if (uc_fw->file_selected.ver.major != uc_fw->file_wanted.ver.major) {
 			drm_notice(&i915->drm, "%s firmware %s: unexpected version: %u.%u != %u.%u\n",
@@ -751,7 +768,7 @@ int intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (old_ver) {
+	if (old_ver && uc_fw->file_selected.ver.major) {
 		/* Preserve the version that was really wanted */
 		memcpy(&uc_fw->file_wanted, &file_ideal, sizeof(uc_fw->file_wanted));