diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
index 3c007e0..c40eab2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
@@ -283,11 +283,14 @@ static void guc_disable_communication(struct intel_guc *guc)
 void intel_uc_fetch_firmwares(struct intel_uc *uc)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = uc_to_gt(uc)->i915;
+	int err;
 
 	if (!intel_uc_supports_guc(uc))
 		return;
 
-	intel_uc_fw_fetch(&uc->guc.fw, i915);
+	err = intel_uc_fw_fetch(&uc->guc.fw, i915);
+	if (err)
+		return;
 
 	if (intel_uc_supports_huc(uc))
 		intel_uc_fw_fetch(&uc->huc.fw, i915);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
index 00235ca..3a3803b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
@@ -205,13 +205,14 @@ void intel_uc_fw_init_early(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw,
 
 /**
  * intel_uc_fw_fetch - fetch uC firmware
- *
  * @uc_fw: uC firmware
  * @i915: device private
  *
  * Fetch uC firmware into GEM obj.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, a negative errno code on failure.
  */
-void intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+int intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	const struct firmware *fw = NULL;
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ void intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	uc_fw->status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_AVAILABLE;
 
 	release_firmware(fw);
-	return;
+	return 0;
 
 fail:
 	uc_fw->status = INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_MISSING;
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ void intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		 intel_uc_fw_type_repr(uc_fw->type), INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_URL);
 
 	release_firmware(fw);		/* OK even if fw is NULL */
+	return err;
 }
 
 static u32 uc_fw_ggtt_offset(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h
index 7a85871..fae45bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ static inline u32 intel_uc_fw_get_upload_size(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 void intel_uc_fw_init_early(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw,
 			    enum intel_uc_fw_type type, bool supported,
 			    enum intel_platform platform, u8 rev);
-void intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw,
-		       struct drm_i915_private *i915);
+int intel_uc_fw_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 void intel_uc_fw_cleanup_fetch(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw);
 int intel_uc_fw_upload(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw, struct intel_gt *gt,
 		       u32 wopcm_offset, u32 dma_flags);