diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
index 4c682a3d0424..759441b29e53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/cassini.c
@@ -808,44 +808,43 @@ static int cas_reset_mii_phy(struct cas *cp)
 	return limit <= 0;
 }
 
-static int cas_saturn_firmware_init(struct cas *cp)
+static void cas_saturn_firmware_init(struct cas *cp)
 {
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	const char fw_name[] = "sun/cassini.bin";
 	int err;
 
 	if (PHY_NS_DP83065 != cp->phy_id)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	err = request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, &cp->pdev->dev);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to load firmware \"%s\"\n",
 		       fw_name);
-		return err;
+		return;
 	}
 	if (fw->size < 2) {
 		pr_err("bogus length %zu in \"%s\"\n",
 		       fw->size, fw_name);
-		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	cp->fw_load_addr= fw->data[1] << 8 | fw->data[0];
 	cp->fw_size = fw->size - 2;
 	cp->fw_data = vmalloc(cp->fw_size);
-	if (!cp->fw_data) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!cp->fw_data)
 		goto out;
-	}
 	memcpy(cp->fw_data, &fw->data[2], cp->fw_size);
 out:
 	release_firmware(fw);
-	return err;
 }
 
 static void cas_saturn_firmware_load(struct cas *cp)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (!cp->fw_data)
+		return;
+
 	cas_phy_powerdown(cp);
 
 	/* expanded memory access mode */
@@ -5083,8 +5082,7 @@ static int cas_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (cas_check_invariants(cp))
 		goto err_out_iounmap;
 	if (cp->cas_flags & CAS_FLAG_SATURN)
-		if (cas_saturn_firmware_init(cp))
-			goto err_out_iounmap;
+		cas_saturn_firmware_init(cp);
 
 	cp->init_block = (struct cas_init_block *)
 		pci_alloc_consistent(pdev, sizeof(struct cas_init_block),