diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/fw-management.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/fw-management.c
index 2efe65cfd612..642a393bd15f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/fw-management.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/fw-management.c
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ static int fw_mgmt_backend_fw_updated_operation(struct gb_operation *op)
 	fw_mgmt->backend_fw_request_id = 0;
 	fw_mgmt->backend_fw_status = request->status;
 
-	if (fw_mgmt->backend_fw_status != GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	if ((fw_mgmt->backend_fw_status != GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_SUCCESS) &&
+	    (fw_mgmt->backend_fw_status != GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_RETRY))
 		dev_err(fw_mgmt->parent,
 			"failed to load backend firmware: %02x\n",
 			fw_mgmt->backend_fw_status);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
index 2de5aef54637..e51c2b14875f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ struct gb_fw_download_release_firmware_request {
 #define GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_FAIL_FETCH	0x03
 #define GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_FAIL_WRITE	0x04
 #define GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_INT		0x05
+#define GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_RETRY		0x06
+#define GB_FW_BACKEND_FW_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED	0x07
 
 /* firmware management interface firmware version request has no payload */
 struct gb_fw_mgmt_interface_fw_version_response {