diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
index 6d8d6dd7943f..2cb1efbc5ed1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int iwl_alive_notify(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 static int iwl_verify_sec_sparse(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				  const struct fw_desc *fw_desc)
 {
-	__le32 *image = (__le32 *)fw_desc->v_addr;
+	__le32 *image = (__le32 *)fw_desc->data;
 	u32 len = fw_desc->len;
 	u32 val;
 	u32 i;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int iwl_verify_sec_sparse(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 static void iwl_print_mismatch_sec(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				    const struct fw_desc *fw_desc)
 {
-	__le32 *image = (__le32 *)fw_desc->v_addr;
+	__le32 *image = (__le32 *)fw_desc->data;
 	u32 len = fw_desc->len;
 	u32 val;
 	u32 offs;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 48d6d44c16d0..198634b75ed0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-debug.h"
@@ -164,10 +165,8 @@ struct fw_sec {
 
 static void iwl_free_fw_desc(struct iwl_drv *drv, struct fw_desc *desc)
 {
-	if (desc->v_addr)
-		dma_free_coherent(drv->trans->dev, desc->len,
-				  desc->v_addr, desc->p_addr);
-	desc->v_addr = NULL;
+	vfree(desc->data);
+	desc->data = NULL;
 	desc->len = 0;
 }
 
@@ -186,21 +185,24 @@ static void iwl_dealloc_ucode(struct iwl_drv *drv)
 }
 
 static int iwl_alloc_fw_desc(struct iwl_drv *drv, struct fw_desc *desc,
-		      struct fw_sec *sec)
+			     struct fw_sec *sec)
 {
-	if (!sec || !sec->size) {
-		desc->v_addr = NULL;
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	void *data;
 
-	desc->v_addr = dma_alloc_coherent(drv->trans->dev, sec->size,
-					  &desc->p_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!desc->v_addr)
+	desc->data = NULL;
+
+	if (!sec || !sec->size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	data = vmalloc(sec->size);
+	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	desc->len = sec->size;
 	desc->offset = sec->offset;
-	memcpy(desc->v_addr, sec->data, sec->size);
+	memcpy(data, sec->data, desc->len);
+	desc->data = data;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h
index 2153e4cc5572..d1a86b66bc51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw.h
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ struct iwl_ucode_capabilities {
 
 /* one for each uCode image (inst/data, init/runtime/wowlan) */
 struct fw_desc {
-	dma_addr_t p_addr;	/* hardware address */
-	void *v_addr;		/* software address */
+	const void *data;	/* vmalloc'ed data */
 	u32 len;		/* size in bytes */
 	u32 offset;		/* offset in the device */
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index d44fa2a220f1..3cb4f858d4eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -923,13 +923,10 @@ static int iwl_prepare_card_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 /*
  * ucode
  */
-static int iwl_load_section(struct iwl_trans *trans, u8 section_num,
-			    const struct fw_desc *section)
+static int iwl_load_firmware_chunk(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 dst_addr,
+				   dma_addr_t phy_addr, u32 byte_cnt)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
-	dma_addr_t phy_addr = section->p_addr;
-	u32 byte_cnt = section->len;
-	u32 dst_addr = section->offset;
 	int ret;
 
 	trans_pcie->ucode_write_complete = false;
@@ -943,8 +940,8 @@ static int iwl_load_section(struct iwl_trans *trans, u8 section_num,
 			   dst_addr);
 
 	iwl_write_direct32(trans,
-		FH_TFDIB_CTRL0_REG(FH_SRVC_CHNL),
-		phy_addr & FH_MEM_TFDIB_DRAM_ADDR_LSB_MSK);
+			   FH_TFDIB_CTRL0_REG(FH_SRVC_CHNL),
+			   phy_addr & FH_MEM_TFDIB_DRAM_ADDR_LSB_MSK);
 
 	iwl_write_direct32(trans,
 			   FH_TFDIB_CTRL1_REG(FH_SRVC_CHNL),
@@ -963,26 +960,58 @@ static int iwl_load_section(struct iwl_trans *trans, u8 section_num,
 			   FH_TCSR_TX_CONFIG_REG_VAL_DMA_CREDIT_DISABLE	|
 			   FH_TCSR_TX_CONFIG_REG_VAL_CIRQ_HOST_ENDTFD);
 
-	IWL_DEBUG_FW(trans, "[%d] uCode section being loaded...\n",
-		     section_num);
 	ret = wait_event_timeout(trans_pcie->ucode_write_waitq,
 				 trans_pcie->ucode_write_complete, 5 * HZ);
 	if (!ret) {
-		IWL_ERR(trans, "Could not load the [%d] uCode section\n",
-			section_num);
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "Failed to load firmware chunk!\n");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int iwl_load_section(struct iwl_trans *trans, u8 section_num,
+			    const struct fw_desc *section)
+{
+	u8 *v_addr;
+	dma_addr_t p_addr;
+	u32 offset;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	IWL_DEBUG_FW(trans, "[%d] uCode section being loaded...\n",
+		     section_num);
+
+	v_addr = dma_alloc_coherent(trans->dev, PAGE_SIZE, &p_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!v_addr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (offset = 0; offset < section->len; offset += PAGE_SIZE) {
+		u32 copy_size;
+
+		copy_size = min_t(u32, PAGE_SIZE, section->len - offset);
+
+		memcpy(v_addr, (u8 *)section->data + offset, copy_size);
+		ret = iwl_load_firmware_chunk(trans, section->offset + offset,
+					      p_addr, copy_size);
+		if (ret) {
+			IWL_ERR(trans,
+				"Could not load the [%d] uCode section\n",
+				section_num);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dma_free_coherent(trans->dev, PAGE_SIZE, v_addr, p_addr);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int iwl_load_given_ucode(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 				const struct fw_img *image)
 {
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IWL_UCODE_SECTION_MAX; i++) {
-		if (!image->sec[i].p_addr)
+		if (!image->sec[i].data)
 			break;
 
 		ret = iwl_load_section(trans, i, &image->sec[i]);