{
        int ret;
 
-       if (fw_sbus_load || fw_fabric_serdes_load) {
+       if (fw_fabric_serdes_load) {
                ret = acquire_hw_mutex(dd);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
 
                set_sbus_fast_mode(dd);
 
-               /*
-                * The SBus contains part of the fabric firmware and so must
-                * also be downloaded.
-                */
-               if (fw_sbus_load) {
-                       turn_off_spicos(dd, SPICO_SBUS);
-                       ret = load_sbus_firmware(dd, &fw_sbus);
-                       if (ret)
-                               goto clear;
-                       fw_sbus_load = 0;
-               }
+               set_serdes_broadcast(dd, all_fabric_serdes_broadcast,
+                               fabric_serdes_broadcast[dd->hfi1_id],
+                               fabric_serdes_addrs[dd->hfi1_id],
+                               NUM_FABRIC_SERDES);
+               turn_off_spicos(dd, SPICO_FABRIC);
+               ret = load_fabric_serdes_firmware(dd, &fw_fabric);
 
-               if (fw_fabric_serdes_load) {
-                       set_serdes_broadcast(dd, all_fabric_serdes_broadcast,
-                                       fabric_serdes_broadcast[dd->hfi1_id],
-                                       fabric_serdes_addrs[dd->hfi1_id],
-                                       NUM_FABRIC_SERDES);
-                       turn_off_spicos(dd, SPICO_FABRIC);
-                       ret = load_fabric_serdes_firmware(dd, &fw_fabric);
-               }
-
-clear:
                clear_sbus_fast_mode(dd);
                release_hw_mutex(dd);
                if (ret)
        /* both firmware loads below use the SBus */
        set_sbus_fast_mode(dd);
 
-       if (fw_sbus_load) {
+       if (fw_sbus_load && (dd->flags & HFI1_DO_INIT_ASIC)) {
                turn_off_spicos(dd, SPICO_SBUS);
                ret = load_sbus_firmware(dd, &fw_sbus);
                if (ret)
 
        }
 
 retry:
+
        if (therm) {
-               /* toggle SPICO_ENABLE to get back to the state
-                  just after the firmware load */
+               /*
+                * toggle SPICO_ENABLE to get back to the state
+                * just after the firmware load
+                */
                sbus_request(dd, SBUS_MASTER_BROADCAST, 0x01,
                        WRITE_SBUS_RECEIVER, 0x00000040);
                sbus_request(dd, SBUS_MASTER_BROADCAST, 0x01,
                        WRITE_SBUS_RECEIVER, 0x00000140);
-               dd_dev_info(dd, "%s: toggle SPICO_ENABLE to reset the bus\n",
-                           __func__);
        }
 
        /* step 3: download SBus Master firmware */
 
        /* clear the DC reset */
        write_csr(dd, CCE_DC_CTRL, 0);
+
        /* Set the LED off */
        if (is_a0(dd))
                setextled(dd, 0);