diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
index d32fae53be1cb..d9cee441d81c1 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
@@ -495,17 +495,14 @@ static int __qcom_scm_set_dload_mode(struct device *dev, bool enable)
 
 static void qcom_scm_set_download_mode(bool enable)
 {
-	bool avail;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	avail = __qcom_scm_is_call_available(__scm->dev,
-					     QCOM_SCM_SVC_BOOT,
-					     QCOM_SCM_BOOT_SET_DLOAD_MODE);
-	if (avail) {
-		ret = __qcom_scm_set_dload_mode(__scm->dev, enable);
-	} else if (__scm->dload_mode_addr) {
+	if (__scm->dload_mode_addr) {
 		ret = qcom_scm_io_writel(__scm->dload_mode_addr,
-				enable ? QCOM_SCM_BOOT_SET_DLOAD_MODE : 0);
+					 enable ? QCOM_SCM_BOOT_SET_DLOAD_MODE : 0);
+	} else if (__qcom_scm_is_call_available(__scm->dev, QCOM_SCM_SVC_BOOT,
+						QCOM_SCM_BOOT_SET_DLOAD_MODE)) {
+		ret = __qcom_scm_set_dload_mode(__scm->dev, enable);
 	} else {
 		dev_err(__scm->dev,
 			"No available mechanism for setting download mode\n");