uint32_t max_fw_size = 0;
        uint32_t i;
        uint32_t *dmc_payload;
-       uint32_t required_version;
 
        if (!fw)
                return NULL;
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       csr->version = css_header->version;
-
-       if (csr->fw_path == i915_modparams.dmc_firmware_path) {
-               /* Bypass version check for firmware override. */
-               required_version = csr->version;
-       } else if (IS_ICELAKE(dev_priv)) {
-               required_version = ICL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
-       } else if (IS_CANNONLAKE(dev_priv)) {
-               required_version = CNL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
-       } else if (IS_GEMINILAKE(dev_priv)) {
-               required_version = GLK_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
-       } else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv) || IS_COFFEELAKE(dev_priv)) {
-               required_version = KBL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
-       } else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
-               required_version = SKL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
-       } else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
-               required_version = BXT_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
-       } else {
-               MISSING_CASE(INTEL_REVID(dev_priv));
-               required_version = 0;
-       }
-
-       if (csr->version != required_version) {
+       if (csr->required_version &&
+           css_header->version != csr->required_version) {
                DRM_INFO("Refusing to load DMC firmware v%u.%u,"
                         " please use v%u.%u\n",
-                        CSR_VERSION_MAJOR(csr->version),
-                        CSR_VERSION_MINOR(csr->version),
-                        CSR_VERSION_MAJOR(required_version),
-                        CSR_VERSION_MINOR(required_version));
+                        CSR_VERSION_MAJOR(css_header->version),
+                        CSR_VERSION_MINOR(css_header->version),
+                        CSR_VERSION_MAJOR(csr->required_version),
+                        CSR_VERSION_MINOR(csr->required_version));
                return NULL;
        }
 
+       csr->version = css_header->version;
+
        readcount += sizeof(struct intel_css_header);
 
        /* Extract Package Header information*/
        if (!HAS_CSR(dev_priv))
                return;
 
-       if (i915_modparams.dmc_firmware_path)
+       if (i915_modparams.dmc_firmware_path) {
                csr->fw_path = i915_modparams.dmc_firmware_path;
-       else if (IS_ICELAKE(dev_priv))
+               /* Bypass version check for firmware override. */
+               csr->required_version = 0;
+       } else if (IS_ICELAKE(dev_priv)) {
                csr->fw_path = I915_CSR_ICL;
-       else if (IS_CANNONLAKE(dev_priv))
+               csr->required_version = ICL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
+       } else if (IS_CANNONLAKE(dev_priv)) {
                csr->fw_path = I915_CSR_CNL;
-       else if (IS_GEMINILAKE(dev_priv))
+               csr->required_version = CNL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
+       } else if (IS_GEMINILAKE(dev_priv)) {
                csr->fw_path = I915_CSR_GLK;
-       else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv) || IS_COFFEELAKE(dev_priv))
+               csr->required_version = GLK_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
+       } else if (IS_KABYLAKE(dev_priv) || IS_COFFEELAKE(dev_priv)) {
                csr->fw_path = I915_CSR_KBL;
-       else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv))
+               csr->required_version = KBL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
+       } else if (IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv)) {
                csr->fw_path = I915_CSR_SKL;
-       else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv))
+               csr->required_version = SKL_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
+       } else if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv)) {
                csr->fw_path = I915_CSR_BXT;
+               csr->required_version = BXT_CSR_VERSION_REQUIRED;
+       }
 
        /*
         * Obtain a runtime pm reference, until CSR is loaded,