&coeff_firmware, &coeff_filename);
        }
 
+       /*
+        * If the BIOS didn't patch the firmware a bin file is mandatory to
+        * enable the ASPĀ·
+        */
+       if (!coeff_firmware && firmware_missing) {
+               dev_err(cs35l56->base.dev, ".bin file required but not found\n");
+               ret = -ENOENT;
+               goto err_fw_release;
+       }
+
        mutex_lock(&cs35l56->base.irq_lock);
 
        /*
                cs_dsp_power_down(&cs35l56->cs_dsp);
 err:
        mutex_unlock(&cs35l56->base.irq_lock);
-
+err_fw_release:
        cs35l56_hda_release_firmware_files(wmfw_firmware, wmfw_filename,
                                           coeff_firmware, coeff_filename);
 err_pm_put: