diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_platform.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_platform.c
index cdd2c9a9f38a..685edb7dd05a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback_platform.c
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ int firmware_fallback_platform(struct fw_priv *fw_priv, u32 opt_flags)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc; /* rc == -ENOENT when the fw was not found */
 
-	fw_priv->data = vmalloc(size);
+	if (fw_priv->data && size > fw_priv->allocated_size)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!fw_priv->data)
+		fw_priv->data = vmalloc(size);
 	if (!fw_priv->data)
 		return -ENOMEM;