diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
index ae9871928369..c8d58dd2c041 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
@@ -2496,6 +2496,7 @@ static void goya_init_firmware_loader(struct hl_device *hdev)
 	struct fw_load_mgr *fw_loader = &hdev->fw_loader;
 
 	/* fill common fields */
+	fw_loader->linux_loaded = false;
 	fw_loader->boot_fit_img.image_name = GOYA_BOOT_FIT_FILE;
 	fw_loader->linux_img.image_name = GOYA_LINUX_FW_FILE;
 	fw_loader->cpu_timeout = GOYA_CPU_TIMEOUT_USEC;