diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
index bc68dbbcaec1..cac27ad510de 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc.c
@@ -1309,6 +1309,12 @@ static int s5p_mfc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_dma;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Load fails if fs isn't mounted. Try loading anyway.
+	 * _open() will load it, it it fails now. Ignore failure.
+	 */
+	s5p_mfc_load_firmware(dev);
+
 	mutex_init(&dev->mfc_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->queue);
 	dev->hw_lock = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h
index 4220914529b2..76119a8cc477 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_common.h
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ struct s5p_mfc_priv_buf {
  * @mfc_cmds:		cmd structure holding HW commands function pointers
  * @mfc_regs:		structure holding MFC registers
  * @fw_ver:		loaded firmware sub-version
+ * @fw_get_done		flag set when request_firmware() is complete and
+ *			copied into fw_buf
  * risc_on:		flag indicates RISC is on or off
  *
  */
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ struct s5p_mfc_dev {
 	struct s5p_mfc_hw_cmds *mfc_cmds;
 	const struct s5p_mfc_regs *mfc_regs;
 	enum s5p_mfc_fw_ver fw_ver;
+	bool fw_get_done;
 	bool risc_on; /* indicates if RISC is on or off */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c
index 46c9d67b78e4..f95cd76af537 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/s5p-mfc/s5p_mfc_ctrl.c
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ int s5p_mfc_load_firmware(struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev)
 	 * into kernel. */
 	mfc_debug_enter();
 
+	if (dev->fw_get_done)
+		return 0;
+
 	for (i = MFC_FW_MAX_VERSIONS - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (!dev->variant->fw_name[i])
 			continue;
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ int s5p_mfc_load_firmware(struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev)
 	}
 	memcpy(dev->fw_buf.virt, fw_blob->data, fw_blob->size);
 	wmb();
+	dev->fw_get_done = true;
 	release_firmware(fw_blob);
 	mfc_debug_leave();
 	return 0;
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ int s5p_mfc_release_firmware(struct s5p_mfc_dev *dev)
 	/* Before calling this function one has to make sure
 	 * that MFC is no longer processing */
 	s5p_mfc_release_priv_buf(dev, &dev->fw_buf);
+	dev->fw_get_done = false;
 	return 0;
 }