diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fw.c
index 196424be0998..796483a41353 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fw.c
@@ -164,6 +164,6 @@ int intel_guc_fw_upload(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	return 0;
 
 out:
-	intel_uc_fw_change_status(&guc->fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL);
+	intel_uc_fw_change_status(&guc->fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOAD_FAIL);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
index ff4b6869b80b..c10736dddfb4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ int intel_huc_auth(struct intel_huc *huc)
 
 fail:
 	i915_probe_error(gt->i915, "HuC: Authentication failed %d\n", ret);
-	intel_uc_fw_change_status(&huc->fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL);
+	intel_uc_fw_change_status(&huc->fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOAD_FAIL);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
index a7788ce50736..2520743a8434 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ fail:
 	i915_probe_error(gt->i915, "Failed to load %s firmware %s (%d)\n",
 			 intel_uc_fw_type_repr(uc_fw->type), uc_fw->path,
 			 err);
-	intel_uc_fw_change_status(uc_fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL);
+	intel_uc_fw_change_status(uc_fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOAD_FAIL);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ int intel_uc_fw_init(struct intel_uc_fw *uc_fw)
 	if (err) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("%s fw pin-pages err=%d\n",
 				 intel_uc_fw_type_repr(uc_fw->type), err);
-		intel_uc_fw_change_status(uc_fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL);
+		intel_uc_fw_change_status(uc_fw, INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_INIT_FAIL);
 	}
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h
index 1e00bf65639e..fd17abf2ab02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc_fw.h
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ struct intel_gt;
  * |            |    MISSING <--/    |    \--> ERROR                |
  * |   fetch    |                    V                              |
  * |            |                 AVAILABLE                         |
- * +------------+-                   |                             -+
+ * +------------+-                   |   \                         -+
+ * |            |                    |    \--> INIT FAIL            |
  * |   init     |                    V                              |
  * |            |        /------> LOADABLE <----<-----------\       |
  * +------------+-       \         /    \        \           \     -+
- * |            |         FAIL <--<      \--> TRANSFERRED     \     |
+ * |            |    LOAD FAIL <--<      \--> TRANSFERRED     \     |
  * |   upload   |                  \           /   \          /     |
  * |            |                   \---------/     \--> RUNNING    |
  * +------------+---------------------------------------------------+
@@ -50,8 +51,9 @@ enum intel_uc_fw_status {
 	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_MISSING, /* blob not found on the system */
 	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_ERROR, /* invalid format or version */
 	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_AVAILABLE, /* blob found and copied in mem */
+	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_INIT_FAIL, /* failed to prepare fw objects for load */
 	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE, /* all fw-required objects are ready */
-	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL, /* failed to xfer or init/auth the fw */
+	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOAD_FAIL, /* failed to xfer or init/auth the fw */
 	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_TRANSFERRED, /* dma xfer done */
 	INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING /* init/auth done */
 };
@@ -130,10 +132,12 @@ const char *intel_uc_fw_status_repr(enum intel_uc_fw_status status)
 		return "ERROR";
 	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_AVAILABLE:
 		return "AVAILABLE";
+	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_INIT_FAIL:
+		return "INIT FAIL";
 	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOADABLE:
 		return "LOADABLE";
-	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL:
-		return "FAIL";
+	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOAD_FAIL:
+		return "LOAD FAIL";
 	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_TRANSFERRED:
 		return "TRANSFERRED";
 	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_RUNNING:
@@ -155,7 +159,8 @@ static inline int intel_uc_fw_status_to_error(enum intel_uc_fw_status status)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_ERROR:
 		return -ENOEXEC;
-	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_FAIL:
+	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_INIT_FAIL:
+	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_LOAD_FAIL:
 		return -EIO;
 	case INTEL_UC_FIRMWARE_SELECTED:
 		return -ESTALE;