diff --git a/lib/test_firmware.c b/lib/test_firmware.c
index 86374c1..8411910 100644
--- a/lib/test_firmware.c
+++ b/lib/test_firmware.c
@@ -65,14 +65,19 @@
 	release_firmware(test_firmware);
 	test_firmware = NULL;
 	rc = request_firmware(&test_firmware, name, dev);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
 		pr_info("load of '%s' failed: %d\n", name, rc);
-	pr_info("loaded: %zu\n", test_firmware ? test_firmware->size : 0);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	pr_info("loaded: %zu\n", test_firmware->size);
+	rc = count;
+
+out:
 	mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex);
 
 	kfree(name);
 
-	return count;
+	return rc;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(trigger_request);