diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
index dd10b4cd3d1a..28cb10ddd191 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
@@ -188,10 +188,14 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 					    cs35l41->speaker_id, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN><-ampname>.bin */
-		return cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
-						     CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
-						     cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->amp_name,
-						     cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+		ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
+						    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
+						    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->amp_name,
+						    cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+		if (ret)
+			goto coeff_err;
+
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-ampname>.wmfw */
@@ -200,10 +204,14 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 					    cs35l41->amp_name, -1, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN><-ampname>.bin */
-		return cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
-						     CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
-						     cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->amp_name,
-						     cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+		ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
+						    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
+						    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->amp_name,
+						    cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+		if (ret)
+			goto coeff_err;
+
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN>.wmfw */
@@ -218,10 +226,14 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 						    cs35l41->amp_name, cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
 		if (ret)
 			/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN>.bin */
-			return cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware,
-							     coeff_filename, CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
-							     cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL,
-							     cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+			ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware,
+							    coeff_filename, CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
+							    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL,
+							    cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+		if (ret)
+			goto coeff_err;
+
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub.wmfw */
@@ -236,12 +248,50 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 						    cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
 		if (ret)
 			/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN>.bin */
-			return cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware,
-							     coeff_filename, CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
-							     cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL,
-							     cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+			ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware,
+							    coeff_filename, CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
+							    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL,
+							    cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
+		if (ret)
+			goto coeff_err;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+coeff_err:
+	release_firmware(*wmfw_firmware);
+	kfree(*wmfw_filename);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int cs35l41_fallback_firmware_file(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
+					  const struct firmware **wmfw_firmware,
+					  char **wmfw_filename,
+					  const struct firmware **coeff_firmware,
+					  char **coeff_filename)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Handle fallback */
+	dev_warn(cs35l41->dev, "Falling back to default firmware.\n");
+
+	/* fallback try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype.wmfw */
+	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
+					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, NULL, NULL, -1, "wmfw");
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* fallback try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype.bin */
+	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
+					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, NULL, NULL, -1, "bin");
+	if (ret) {
+		release_firmware(*wmfw_firmware);
+		kfree(*wmfw_filename);
+		goto err;
 	}
+	return 0;
 
+err:
+	dev_warn(cs35l41->dev, "Unable to find firmware and tuning\n");
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -257,7 +307,6 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 		ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
 							   coeff_firmware, coeff_filename);
 		goto out;
-
 	}
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-ampname>.wmfw */
@@ -270,6 +319,9 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 						    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
 						    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->amp_name,
 						    -1, "bin");
+		if (ret)
+			goto coeff_err;
+
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -289,32 +341,23 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 							    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
 							    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL, -1,
 							    "bin");
+		if (ret)
+			goto coeff_err;
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (!ret)
-		return 0;
+	if (ret)
+		/* if all attempts at finding firmware fail, try fallback */
+		goto fallback;
 
-	/* Handle fallback */
-	dev_warn(cs35l41->dev, "Falling back to default firmware.\n");
+	return 0;
 
+coeff_err:
 	release_firmware(*wmfw_firmware);
 	kfree(*wmfw_filename);
-
-	/* fallback try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype.wmfw */
-	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, NULL, NULL, -1, "wmfw");
-	if (!ret)
-		/* fallback try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype.bin */
-		ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
-						    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, NULL, NULL, -1, "bin");
-
-	if (ret) {
-		release_firmware(*wmfw_firmware);
-		kfree(*wmfw_filename);
-		dev_warn(cs35l41->dev, "Unable to find firmware and tuning\n");
-	}
-	return ret;
+fallback:
+	return cs35l41_fallback_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
+					      coeff_firmware, coeff_filename);
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI)
