diff --git a/include/sound/emu10k1.h b/include/sound/emu10k1.h
index f841ba4..dfb42ca 100644
--- a/include/sound/emu10k1.h
+++ b/include/sound/emu10k1.h
@@ -1787,6 +1787,7 @@
 	unsigned int next_free_voice;
 
 	const struct firmware *firmware;
+	const struct firmware *dock_fw;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 	unsigned int *saved_ptr;
diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
index e6b01669..bdd888e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
@@ -657,14 +657,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int snd_emu1010_load_firmware(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu)
+static int snd_emu1010_load_firmware(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu,
+				     const struct firmware *fw_entry)
 {
 	int n, i;
 	int reg;
 	int value;
 	unsigned int write_post;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	const struct firmware *fw_entry = emu->firmware;
 
 	if (!fw_entry)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -725,9 +725,34 @@
 			/* Return to Audio Dock programming mode */
 			snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Audio Dock Firmware\n");
 			snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG_AUDIODOCK);
-			err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu);
-			if (err != 0)
-				continue;
+
+			if (!emu->dock_fw) {
+				const char *filename = NULL;
+				switch (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model) {
+				case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010:
+					filename = DOCK_FILENAME;
+					break;
+				case EMU_MODEL_EMU1010B:
+					filename = MICRO_DOCK_FILENAME;
+					break;
+				case EMU_MODEL_EMU1616:
+					filename = MICRO_DOCK_FILENAME;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (filename) {
+					err = request_firmware(&emu->dock_fw,
+							       filename,
+							       &emu->pci->dev);
+					if (err)
+						continue;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (emu->dock_fw) {
+				err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, emu->dock_fw);
+				if (err)
+					continue;
+			}
 
 			snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu, EMU_HANA_FPGA_CONFIG, 0);
 			snd_emu1010_fpga_read(emu, EMU_HANA_IRQ_STATUS, &reg);
@@ -862,7 +887,7 @@
 			   filename, emu->firmware->size);
 	}
 
-	err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu);
+	err = snd_emu1010_load_firmware(emu, emu->firmware);
 	if (err != 0) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu1010: Loading Firmware failed\n");
 		return err;
@@ -1253,6 +1278,8 @@
 		kthread_stop(emu->emu1010.firmware_thread);
 	if (emu->firmware)
 		release_firmware(emu->firmware);
+	if (emu->dock_fw)
+		release_firmware(emu->dock_fw);
 	if (emu->irq >= 0)
 		free_irq(emu->irq, emu);
 	/* remove reserved page */