--- /dev/null
+Index: backports-v4.18-rc7/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c
+===================================================================
+--- backports-v4.18-rc7.orig/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c
++++ backports-v4.18-rc7/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/mcu.c
+@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ static int mt7601u_load_firmware(struct
+ mt7601u_wr(dev, MT_USB_DMA_CFG, (MT_USB_DMA_CFG_RX_BULK_EN |
+ MT_USB_DMA_CFG_TX_BULK_EN));
+
+- if (firmware_running(dev))
+- return firmware_request_cache(dev->dev, MT7601U_FIRMWARE);
++// if (firmware_running(dev))
++// return firmware_request_cache(dev->dev, MT7601U_FIRMWARE);
+
+ ret = request_firmware(&fw, MT7601U_FIRMWARE, dev->dev);
+ if (ret)