diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
index 4d4f1e1aca09..74076fa45dd6 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "hda_cs_dsp_ctl.h"
 #include "cs35l41_hda_property.h"
 
-#define CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT "cirrus/"
 #define CS35L41_PART "cs35l41"
 
 #define HALO_STATE_DSP_CTL_NAME		"HALO_STATE"
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ static int cs35l41_request_tuning_param_file(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41, char *
 
 static int cs35l41_request_firmware_file(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 					 const struct firmware **firmware, char **filename,
-					 const char *dir, const char *ssid, const char *amp_name,
+					 const char *ssid, const char *amp_name,
 					 int spkid, const char *filetype)
 {
 	const char * const dsp_name = cs35l41->cs_dsp.name;
@@ -180,23 +179,23 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_file(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (spkid > -1 && ssid && amp_name)
-		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s%s-%s-%s-%s-spkid%d-%s.%s", dir, CS35L41_PART,
+		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "cirrus/%s-%s-%s-%s-spkid%d-%s.%s", CS35L41_PART,
 				      dsp_name, hda_cs_dsp_fw_ids[cs35l41->firmware_type],
 				      ssid, spkid, amp_name, filetype);
 	else if (spkid > -1 && ssid)
-		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s%s-%s-%s-%s-spkid%d.%s", dir, CS35L41_PART,
+		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "cirrus/%s-%s-%s-%s-spkid%d.%s", CS35L41_PART,
 				      dsp_name, hda_cs_dsp_fw_ids[cs35l41->firmware_type],
 				      ssid, spkid, filetype);
 	else if (ssid && amp_name)
-		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s%s-%s-%s-%s-%s.%s", dir, CS35L41_PART,
+		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "cirrus/%s-%s-%s-%s-%s.%s", CS35L41_PART,
 				      dsp_name, hda_cs_dsp_fw_ids[cs35l41->firmware_type],
 				      ssid, amp_name, filetype);
 	else if (ssid)
-		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s%s-%s-%s-%s.%s", dir, CS35L41_PART,
+		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "cirrus/%s-%s-%s-%s.%s", CS35L41_PART,
 				      dsp_name, hda_cs_dsp_fw_ids[cs35l41->firmware_type],
 				      ssid, filetype);
 	else
-		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s%s-%s-%s.%s", dir, CS35L41_PART,
+		*filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "cirrus/%s-%s-%s.%s", CS35L41_PART,
 				      dsp_name, hda_cs_dsp_fw_ids[cs35l41->firmware_type],
 				      filetype);
 
@@ -237,13 +236,11 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN><-ampname>.wmfw */
 	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
 					    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->amp_name,
 					    cs35l41->speaker_id, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN><-ampname>.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)
@@ -254,12 +251,11 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-ampname>.wmfw */
 	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
+					    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
 					    cs35l41->amp_name, -1, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN><-ampname>.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)
@@ -270,18 +266,17 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN>.wmfw */
 	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
+					    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
 					    NULL, cs35l41->speaker_id, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN><-ampname>.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)
 			/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN>.bin */
 			ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware,
-							    coeff_filename, CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
+							    coeff_filename,
 							    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL,
 							    cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
 		if (ret)
@@ -292,18 +287,17 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files_spkid(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub.wmfw */
 	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
+					    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
 					    NULL, -1, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN><-ampname>.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)
 			/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-spkidN>.bin */
 			ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware,
-							    coeff_filename, CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
+							    coeff_filename,
 							    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL,
 							    cs35l41->speaker_id, "bin");
 		if (ret)
@@ -330,13 +324,13 @@ static int cs35l41_fallback_firmware_file(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 
 	/* fallback try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype.wmfw */
 	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, NULL, NULL, -1, "wmfw");
+					    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");
+					    NULL, NULL, -1, "bin");
 	if (ret) {
 		release_firmware(*wmfw_firmware);
 		kfree(*wmfw_filename);
@@ -365,12 +359,11 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-ampname>.wmfw */
 	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
+					    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
 					    cs35l41->amp_name, -1, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-ampname>.bin */
 		ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
-						    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
 						    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, cs35l41->amp_name,
 						    -1, "bin");
 		if (ret)
@@ -381,18 +374,16 @@ static int cs35l41_request_firmware_files(struct cs35l41_hda *cs35l41,
 
 	/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub.wmfw */
 	ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
-					    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT, cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
+					    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
 					    NULL, -1, "wmfw");
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub<-ampname>.bin */
 		ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
-						    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
 						    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id,
 						    cs35l41->amp_name, -1, "bin");
 		if (ret)
 			/* try cirrus/part-dspN-fwtype-sub.bin */
 			ret = cs35l41_request_firmware_file(cs35l41, coeff_firmware, coeff_filename,
-							    CS35L41_FIRMWARE_ROOT,
 							    cs35l41->acpi_subsystem_id, NULL, -1,
 							    "bin");
 		if (ret)
