diff --git a/drivers/net/typhoon.c b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
index cd3283f..ec2541c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/typhoon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/typhoon.c
@@ -1347,6 +1347,7 @@
 }
 
 static const struct firmware *typhoon_fw;
+static u8 *typhoon_fw_image;
 
 static int
 typhoon_request_firmware(struct typhoon *tp)
@@ -1367,12 +1368,22 @@
 	    memcmp(typhoon_fw->data, "TYPHOON", 8)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Invalid firmware image\n",
 		       tp->name);
-		release_firmware(typhoon_fw);
-		typhoon_fw = NULL;
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	typhoon_fw_image = kmalloc(typhoon_fw->size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!typhoon_fw_image) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_err:
+	release_firmware(typhoon_fw);
+	typhoon_fw = NULL;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1394,11 +1405,11 @@
 	int i;
 	int err;
 
-	image_data = typhoon_fw->data;
+	image_data = typhoon_fw_image;
 	fHdr = (struct typhoon_file_header *) image_data;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	image_dma = pci_map_single(pdev, (u8 *) typhoon_fw->data,
+	image_dma = pci_map_single(pdev, (u8 *) image_data,
 				   typhoon_fw->size, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 	if (pci_dma_mapping_error(pdev, image_dma)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: no DMA mem for firmware\n", tp->name);
@@ -1469,7 +1480,7 @@
 		iowrite32(load_addr,
 			  ioaddr + TYPHOON_REG_BOOT_DEST_ADDR);
 		iowrite32(0, ioaddr + TYPHOON_REG_BOOT_DATA_HI);
-		iowrite32(image_dma + (image_data - typhoon_fw->data),
+		iowrite32(image_dma + (image_data - typhoon_fw_image),
 			  ioaddr + TYPHOON_REG_BOOT_DATA_LO);
 		typhoon_post_pci_writes(ioaddr);
 		iowrite32(TYPHOON_BOOTCMD_SEG_AVAILABLE,
@@ -2639,8 +2650,10 @@
 static void __exit
 typhoon_cleanup(void)
 {
-	if (typhoon_fw)
+	if (typhoon_fw) {
+		kfree(typhoon_fw_image);
 		release_firmware(typhoon_fw);
+	}
 	pci_unregister_driver(&typhoon_driver);
 }