diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
index 5115f1104dfb..e6b016693240 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
@@ -860,11 +860,12 @@ static int snd_emu10k1_emu1010_init(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu)
 		}
 		snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: firmware file = %s, size = 0x%zx\n",
 			   filename, emu->firmware->size);
-		err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu);
-		if (err != 0) {
-			snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Firmware file %s failed\n", filename);
-			return err;
-		}
+	}
+
+	err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu);
+	if (err != 0) {
+		snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Firmware failed\n");
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	/* ID, should read & 0x7f = 0x55 when FPGA programmed. */