return 0;
 }
 
+static const char *rtl_lookup_firmware_name(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rtl_firmware_infos); i++) {
+               const struct rtl_firmware_info *info = rtl_firmware_infos + i;
+
+               if (info->mac_version == tp->mac_version)
+                       return info->fw_name;
+       }
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 static void rtl8169_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
                                struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
        strcpy(info->driver, MODULENAME);
        strcpy(info->version, RTL8169_VERSION);
        strcpy(info->bus_info, pci_name(tp->pci_dev));
+       strncpy(info->fw_version, IS_ERR_OR_NULL(tp->fw) ? "N/A" :
+               rtl_lookup_firmware_name(tp), sizeof(info->fw_version) - 1);
 }
 
 static int rtl8169_get_regs_len(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static void rtl_request_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 {
-       int i;
-
        /* Return early if the firmware is already loaded / cached. */
-       if (!IS_ERR(tp->fw))
-               goto out;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rtl_firmware_infos); i++) {
-               const struct rtl_firmware_info *info = rtl_firmware_infos + i;
+       if (IS_ERR(tp->fw)) {
+               const char *name;
 
-               if (info->mac_version == tp->mac_version) {
-                       const char *name = info->fw_name;
+               name = rtl_lookup_firmware_name(tp);
+               if (name) {
                        int rc;
 
                        rc = request_firmware(&tp->fw, name, &tp->pci_dev->dev);
-                       if (rc < 0) {
-                               netif_warn(tp, ifup, tp->dev, "unable to load "
-                                       "firmware patch %s (%d)\n", name, rc);
-                               goto out_disable_request_firmware;
-                       }
-                       goto out;
+                       if (rc >= 0)
+                               return;
+
+                       netif_warn(tp, ifup, tp->dev, "unable to load "
+                               "firmware patch %s (%d)\n", name, rc);
                }
+               tp->fw = NULL;
        }
-
-out_disable_request_firmware:
-       tp->fw = NULL;
-out:
-       return;
 }
 
 static int rtl8169_open(struct net_device *dev)