diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
index 0a9d02d1af2f..2a759f3554c9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/main.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int wfx_send_pdata_pds(struct wfx_dev *wdev)
 
 	ret = request_firmware(&pds, wdev->pdata.file_pds, wdev->dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(wdev->dev, "can't load PDS file %s\n",
+		dev_err(wdev->dev, "can't load antenna parameters (PDS file %s). The device may be unstable.\n",
 			wdev->pdata.file_pds);
 		goto err1;
 	}
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ int wfx_probe(struct wfx_dev *wdev)
 	dev_dbg(wdev->dev, "sending configuration file %s\n",
 		wdev->pdata.file_pds);
 	err = wfx_send_pdata_pds(wdev);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0 && err != -ENOENT)
 		goto err0;
 
 	wdev->poll_irq = false;