diff --git a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
index cd920dad85cd..6af8fb49a4a3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c
@@ -593,8 +593,7 @@ static int slic_card_download(struct adapter *adapter)
 		file = "slicoss/gbdownload.sys";
 		break;
 	default:
-		ASSERT(0);
-		break;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	ret = request_firmware(&fw, file, &adapter->pcidev->dev);
 	if (ret) {