diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
index 8c0719468d00..2a04d0cd71ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int iwlagn_mac_setup_register(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				       REGULATORY_DISABLE_BEACON_HINTS;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
-	if (priv->fw->img[IWL_UCODE_WOWLAN].sec[0].len &&
+	if (priv->fw->img[IWL_UCODE_WOWLAN].num_sec &&
 	    priv->trans->ops->d3_suspend &&
 	    priv->trans->ops->d3_resume &&
 	    device_can_wakeup(priv->trans->dev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
index c7509c51e9d9..d6013bfe991c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int iwl_run_init_ucode(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&priv->mutex);
 
 	/* No init ucode required? Curious, but maybe ok */
-	if (!priv->fw->img[IWL_UCODE_INIT].sec[0].len)
+	if (!priv->fw->img[IWL_UCODE_INIT].num_sec)
 		return 0;
 
 	iwl_init_notification_wait(&priv->notif_wait, &calib_wait,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index a6719d67ac00..1d1af4bc1530 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ static void iwl_free_fw_desc(struct iwl_drv *drv, struct fw_desc *desc)
 static void iwl_free_fw_img(struct iwl_drv *drv, struct fw_img *img)
 {
 	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < img->num_sec; i++)
 		iwl_free_fw_desc(drv, &img->sec[i]);
+	kfree(img->sec);
 }
 
 static void iwl_dealloc_ucode(struct iwl_drv *drv)
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ static int iwl_request_firmware(struct iwl_drv *drv, bool first)
 }
 
 struct fw_img_parsing {
-	struct fw_sec sec[IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX];
+	struct fw_sec *sec;
 	int sec_counter;
 };
 
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ static int iwl_store_ucode_sec(struct iwl_firmware_pieces *pieces,
 	struct fw_img_parsing *img;
 	struct fw_sec *sec;
 	struct fw_sec_parsing *sec_parse;
+	size_t alloc_size;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!pieces || !data || type >= IWL_UCODE_TYPE_MAX))
 		return -1;
@@ -390,6 +392,13 @@ static int iwl_store_ucode_sec(struct iwl_firmware_pieces *pieces,
 	sec_parse = (struct fw_sec_parsing *)data;
 
 	img = &pieces->img[type];
+
+	alloc_size = sizeof(*img->sec) * (img->sec_counter + 1);
+	sec = krealloc(img->sec, alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sec)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	img->sec = sec;
+
 	sec = &img->sec[img->sec_counter];
 
 	sec->offset = le32_to_cpu(sec_parse->offset);
@@ -1089,12 +1098,18 @@ static int iwl_alloc_ucode(struct iwl_drv *drv,
 			   enum iwl_ucode_type type)
 {
 	int i;
-	for (i = 0;
-	     i < IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX && get_sec_size(pieces, type, i);
-	     i++)
-		if (iwl_alloc_fw_desc(drv, &(drv->fw.img[type].sec[i]),
-				      get_sec(pieces, type, i)))
+	struct fw_desc *sec;
+
+	sec = kcalloc(pieces->img[type].sec_counter, sizeof(*sec), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sec)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	drv->fw.img[type].sec = sec;
+	drv->fw.img[type].num_sec = pieces->img[type].sec_counter;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < pieces->img[type].sec_counter; i++)
+		if (iwl_alloc_fw_desc(drv, &sec[i], get_sec(pieces, type, i)))
 			return -ENOMEM;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1457,6 +1472,8 @@ static void iwl_req_fw_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
 	complete(&drv->request_firmware_complete);
 	device_release_driver(drv->trans->dev);
  free:
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pieces->img); i++)
+		kfree(pieces->img[i].sec);
 	kfree(pieces->dbg_mem_tlv);
 	kfree(pieces);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
index c84207576587..d01701ee4777 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ enum iwl_ucode_tlv_capa {
  * For 16.0 uCode and above, there is no differentiation between sections,
  * just an offset to the HW address.
  */
-#define IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX 16
 #define CPU1_CPU2_SEPARATOR_SECTION	0xFFFFCCCC
 #define PAGING_SEPARATOR_SECTION	0xAAAABBBB
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h
index 710ecb490bfc..d323b70b510a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ struct fw_desc {
 };
 
 struct fw_img {
-	struct fw_desc sec[IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX];
+	struct fw_desc *sec;
+	int num_sec;
 	bool is_dual_cpus;
 	u32 paging_mem_size;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 606b3fc18d46..b278e44e97ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int iwl_fill_paging_mem(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, const struct fw_img *image)
 	 * CPU2 paging CSS
 	 * CPU2 paging image (including instruction and data)
 	 */
-	for (sec_idx = 0; sec_idx < IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX; sec_idx++) {
+	for (sec_idx = 0; sec_idx < image->num_sec; sec_idx++) {
 		if (image->sec[sec_idx].offset == PAGING_SEPARATOR_SECTION) {
 			sec_idx++;
 			break;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int iwl_fill_paging_mem(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, const struct fw_img *image)
 	 * If paging is enabled there should be at least 2 more sections left
 	 * (one for CSS and one for Paging data)
 	 */
-	if (sec_idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(image->sec) - 1) {
+	if (sec_idx >= image->num_sec - 1) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Paging: Missing CSS and/or paging sections\n");
 		iwl_free_fw_paging(mvm);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 039cb2ad2d3e..71f9aa9f7c7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ int iwl_mvm_mac_setup_register(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 		hw->wiphy->wowlan = &mvm->wowlan;
 	}
 
-	if (mvm->fw->img[IWL_UCODE_WOWLAN].sec[0].len &&
+	if (mvm->fw->img[IWL_UCODE_WOWLAN].num_sec &&
 	    mvm->trans->ops->d3_suspend &&
 	    mvm->trans->ops->d3_resume &&
 	    device_can_wakeup(mvm->trans->dev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index b10e3633df1a..bf0ecdcf7402 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ static int iwl_pcie_load_cpu_sections_8000(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		(*first_ucode_section)++;
 	}
 
-	for (i = *first_ucode_section; i < IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX; i++) {
+	for (i = *first_ucode_section; i < image->num_sec; i++) {
 		last_read_idx = i;
 
 		/*
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ static int iwl_pcie_load_cpu_sections(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		(*first_ucode_section)++;
 	}
 
-	for (i = *first_ucode_section; i < IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX; i++) {
+	for (i = *first_ucode_section; i < image->num_sec; i++) {
 		last_read_idx = i;
 
 		/*