{
        struct pcmcia_socket *s = dev->socket;
        const struct firmware *fw;
-       char path[FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX];
        int ret = -ENOMEM;
        int no_funcs;
        int old_funcs;
 
        ds_dev_dbg(1, &dev->dev, "trying to load CIS file %s\n", filename);
 
-       if (strlen(filename) > (FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX - 1)) {
-               dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &dev->dev,
-                          "pcmcia: CIS filename is too long [%s]\n",
-                          filename);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
-       snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s", filename);
-
-       if (request_firmware(&fw, path, &dev->dev) == 0) {
+       if (request_firmware(&fw, filename, &dev->dev) == 0) {
                if (fw->size >= CISTPL_MAX_CIS_SIZE) {
                        ret = -EINVAL;
                        dev_printk(KERN_ERR, &dev->dev,