diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 1fef7df8c9d..9fd4a853414 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ _request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 	if (!firmware_p)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	printk(KERN_INFO "firmware: requesting %s\n", name);
+
 	*firmware_p = firmware = kzalloc(sizeof(*firmware), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!firmware) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: kmalloc(struct firmware) failed\n",