diff --git a/net/nfc/core.c b/net/nfc/core.c
index aad7f8f..d252912 100644
--- a/net/nfc/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/core.c
@@ -77,11 +77,19 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int nfc_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
+/**
+ * nfc_fw_download_done - inform that a firmware download was completed
+ *
+ * @dev: The nfc device to which firmware was downloaded
+ * @firmware_name: The firmware filename
+ * @result: The positive value of a standard errno value
+ */
+int nfc_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name,
+			 u32 result)
 {
 	dev->fw_download_in_progress = false;
 
-	return nfc_genl_fw_download_done(dev, firmware_name);
+	return nfc_genl_fw_download_done(dev, firmware_name, result);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nfc_fw_download_done);
 
diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index 3b08ef9..68063b2 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -1114,7 +1114,8 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int nfc_genl_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name)
+int nfc_genl_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name,
+			      u32 result)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	void *hdr;
@@ -1129,6 +1130,7 @@
 		goto free_msg;
 
 	if (nla_put_string(msg, NFC_ATTR_FIRMWARE_NAME, firmware_name) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(msg, NFC_ATTR_FIRMWARE_DOWNLOAD_STATUS, result) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(msg, NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX, dev->idx))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/nfc/nfc.h b/net/nfc/nfc.h
index 4e2e5a7..aaf606f 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nfc.h
+++ b/net/nfc/nfc.h
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@
 }
 
 int nfc_fw_download(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
-int nfc_genl_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name);
+int nfc_genl_fw_download_done(struct nfc_dev *dev, const char *firmware_name,
+			      u32 result);
 
 int nfc_dev_up(struct nfc_dev *dev);