diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c
index 1b5cc271a9e1..bad6ca821400 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c
@@ -403,12 +403,18 @@ error:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const char * const mt7601u_fw_paths[] = {
+	"mediatek/" MT7601U_FIRMWARE,
+	MT7601U_FIRMWARE,
+};
+
 static int mt7601u_load_firmware(struct mt7601u_dev *dev)
 {
 	const struct firmware *fw;
 	const struct mt76_fw_header *hdr;
 	int len, ret;
 	u32 val;
+	int i;
 
 	mt7601u_wr(dev, MT_USB_DMA_CFG, (MT_USB_DMA_CFG_RX_BULK_EN |
 					 MT_USB_DMA_CFG_TX_BULK_EN));
@@ -416,7 +422,14 @@ static int mt7601u_load_firmware(struct mt7601u_dev *dev)
 	if (firmware_running(dev))
 		return firmware_request_cache(dev->dev, MT7601U_FIRMWARE);
 
-	ret = request_firmware(&fw, MT7601U_FIRMWARE, dev->dev);
+	/* Try loading firmware from multiple locations */
+	fw = NULL;
+	for (i = 0; i < MT7601U_FIRMWARE_PATHS; i++) {
+		ret = request_firmware(&fw, mt7601u_fw_paths[i], dev->dev);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.h
index 9fdf35970339..723025f84483 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/usb.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "mt7601u.h"
 
 #define MT7601U_FIRMWARE	"mt7601u.bin"
+#define MT7601U_FIRMWARE_PATHS	ARRAY_SIZE(mt7601u_fw_paths)
 
 #define MT_VEND_REQ_MAX_RETRY	10
 #define MT_VEND_REQ_TOUT_MS	300