return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       r = request_firmware(&adev->vcn.fw, fw_name, adev->dev);
+       r = amdgpu_ucode_request(adev, &adev->vcn.fw, fw_name);
        if (r) {
-               dev_err(adev->dev, "amdgpu_vcn: Can't load firmware \"%s\"\n",
-                       fw_name);
-               return r;
-       }
-
-       r = amdgpu_ucode_validate(adev->vcn.fw);
-       if (r) {
-               dev_err(adev->dev, "amdgpu_vcn: Can't validate firmware \"%s\"\n",
-                       fw_name);
-               release_firmware(adev->vcn.fw);
-               adev->vcn.fw = NULL;
+               amdgpu_ucode_release(&adev->vcn.fw);
                return r;
        }
 
                        amdgpu_ring_fini(&adev->vcn.inst[j].ring_enc[i]);
        }
 
-       release_firmware(adev->vcn.fw);
+       amdgpu_ucode_release(&adev->vcn.fw);
        mutex_destroy(&adev->vcn.vcn1_jpeg1_workaround);
        mutex_destroy(&adev->vcn.vcn_pg_lock);