diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
index 8f393dfbd0e35..9cd2bc989ac71 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
@@ -1694,6 +1694,7 @@ static int cik_init_microcode(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 			       fw_name);
 			release_firmware(rdev->smc_fw);
 			rdev->smc_fw = NULL;
+			err = 0;
 		} else if (rdev->smc_fw->size != smc_req_size) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR
 			       "cik_smc: Bogus length %zu in firmware \"%s\"\n",