diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index bdbedc6660a8..ef904b8b112e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -100,12 +100,15 @@ static struct firmware_cache fw_cache;
 extern struct builtin_fw __start_builtin_fw[];
 extern struct builtin_fw __end_builtin_fw[];
 
-static void fw_copy_to_prealloc_buf(struct firmware *fw,
+static bool fw_copy_to_prealloc_buf(struct firmware *fw,
 				    void *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	if (!buf || size < fw->size)
-		return;
+	if (!buf)
+		return true;
+	if (size < fw->size)
+		return false;
 	memcpy(buf, fw->data, fw->size);
+	return true;
 }
 
 static bool fw_get_builtin_firmware(struct firmware *fw, const char *name,
@@ -117,9 +120,7 @@ static bool fw_get_builtin_firmware(struct firmware *fw, const char *name,
 		if (strcmp(name, b_fw->name) == 0) {
 			fw->size = b_fw->size;
 			fw->data = b_fw->data;
-			fw_copy_to_prealloc_buf(fw, buf, size);
-
-			return true;
+			return fw_copy_to_prealloc_buf(fw, buf, size);
 		}
 	}