diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
index 08aaf99fee34..6755b2388fbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
@@ -532,6 +532,31 @@ static int brcmf_fw_complete_request(const struct firmware *fw,
 	return (cur->flags & BRCMF_FW_REQF_OPTIONAL) ? 0 : ret;
 }
 
+static int brcmf_fw_request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw,
+				     struct brcmf_fw *fwctx)
+{
+	struct brcmf_fw_item *cur = &fwctx->req->items[fwctx->curpos];
+	int ret;
+
+	/* nvram files are board-specific, first try a board-specific path */
+	if (cur->type == BRCMF_FW_TYPE_NVRAM && fwctx->req->board_type) {
+		char alt_path[BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN];
+
+		strlcpy(alt_path, cur->path, BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN);
+		/* strip .txt at the end */
+		alt_path[strlen(alt_path) - 4] = 0;
+		strlcat(alt_path, ".", BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN);
+		strlcat(alt_path, fwctx->req->board_type, BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN);
+		strlcat(alt_path, ".txt", BRCMF_FW_NAME_LEN);
+
+		ret = request_firmware(fw, alt_path, fwctx->dev);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return request_firmware(fw, cur->path, fwctx->dev);
+}
+
 static void brcmf_fw_request_done(const struct firmware *fw, void *ctx)
 {
 	struct brcmf_fw *fwctx = ctx;
@@ -544,7 +569,7 @@ static void brcmf_fw_request_done(const struct firmware *fw, void *ctx)
 
 	while (ret == 0 && ++fwctx->curpos < fwctx->req->n_items) {
 		cur = &fwctx->req->items[fwctx->curpos];
-		request_firmware(&fw, cur->path, fwctx->dev);
+		brcmf_fw_request_firmware(&fw, fwctx);
 		ret = brcmf_fw_complete_request(fw, ctx);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
index 2893e56910f0..a0834be8864e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct brcmf_fw_request {
 	u16 domain_nr;
 	u16 bus_nr;
 	u32 n_items;
+	const char *board_type;
 	struct brcmf_fw_item items[0];
 };