diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_boot.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_boot.c
index e90237b19b89..d324f0a0c9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_boot.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_boot.c
@@ -566,8 +566,21 @@ void mhi_fw_load_handler(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 
 	ret = request_firmware(&firmware, fw_name, mhi_cntrl->dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		MHI_ERR("Error loading firmware, ret:%d\n", ret);
-		return;
+		if (!mhi_cntrl->fw_image_fallback) {
+			MHI_ERR("Error loading fw, ret:%d\n", ret);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* re-try with fall back fw image */
+		ret = request_firmware(&firmware, mhi_cntrl->fw_image_fallback,
+				mhi_cntrl->dev);
+		if (ret) {
+			MHI_ERR("Error loading fw_fb, ret:%d\n", ret);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		mhi_cntrl->status_cb(mhi_cntrl, mhi_cntrl->priv_data,
+				     MHI_CB_FW_FALLBACK_IMG);
 	}
 
 	size = (mhi_cntrl->fbc_download) ? mhi_cntrl->sbl_size : firmware->size;
diff --git a/include/linux/mhi.h b/include/linux/mhi.h
index cc9c4f57f436..ca2b00005b9a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mhi.h
+++ b/include/linux/mhi.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ enum MHI_CB {
 	MHI_CB_EE_MISSION_MODE,
 	MHI_CB_SYS_ERROR,
 	MHI_CB_FATAL_ERROR,
+	MHI_CB_FW_FALLBACK_IMG,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ struct mhi_controller {
 
 	/* fw images */
 	const char *fw_image;
+	const char *fw_image_fallback;
 	const char *edl_image;
 
 	/* mhi host manages downloading entire fbc images */