diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
index e4fe8a66a3a0..7a3da2da6fd0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
@@ -642,7 +642,8 @@ int iwl_nvm_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm_from_nic)
 			else
 				mvm->nvm_file_name = nvm_file_C;
 
-			if (ret == -EFAULT && mvm->nvm_file_name) {
+			if ((ret == -EFAULT || ret == -ENOENT) &&
+			    mvm->nvm_file_name) {
 				/* in case nvm file was failed try again */
 				ret = iwl_mvm_read_external_nvm(mvm);
 				if (ret)