diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/s2255/s2255drv.c b/drivers/media/usb/s2255/s2255drv.c
index 7fee5766587a..8c2a86d71e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/s2255/s2255drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/s2255/s2255drv.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void s2255_fillbuff(struct s2255_vc *vc, struct s2255_buffer *buf,
 			   int jpgsize);
 static int s2255_set_mode(struct s2255_vc *vc, struct s2255_mode *mode);
 static int s2255_board_shutdown(struct s2255_dev *dev);
-static void s2255_fwload_start(struct s2255_dev *dev, int reset);
+static void s2255_fwload_start(struct s2255_dev *dev);
 static void s2255_destroy(struct s2255_dev *dev);
 static long s2255_vendor_req(struct s2255_dev *dev, unsigned char req,
 			     u16 index, u16 value, void *buf,
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static void planar422p_to_yuv_packed(const unsigned char *in,
 static void s2255_reset_dsppower(struct s2255_dev *dev)
 {
 	s2255_vendor_req(dev, 0x40, 0x0000, 0x0001, NULL, 0, 1);
-	msleep(20);
+	msleep(50);
 	s2255_vendor_req(dev, 0x50, 0x0000, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 1);
 	msleep(600);
 	s2255_vendor_req(dev, 0x10, 0x0000, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 1);
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ static int s2255_open(struct file *file)
 	case S2255_FW_FAILED:
 		s2255_dev_err(&dev->udev->dev,
 			"firmware load failed. retrying.\n");
-		s2255_fwload_start(dev, 1);
+		s2255_fwload_start(dev);
 		wait_event_timeout(dev->fw_data->wait_fw,
 				   ((atomic_read(&dev->fw_data->fw_state)
 				     == S2255_FW_SUCCESS) ||
@@ -2209,10 +2209,9 @@ static void s2255_stop_readpipe(struct s2255_dev *dev)
 	return;
 }
 
-static void s2255_fwload_start(struct s2255_dev *dev, int reset)
+static void s2255_fwload_start(struct s2255_dev *dev)
 {
-	if (reset)
-		s2255_reset_dsppower(dev);
+	s2255_reset_dsppower(dev);
 	dev->fw_data->fw_size = dev->fw_data->fw->size;
 	atomic_set(&dev->fw_data->fw_state, S2255_FW_NOTLOADED);
 	memcpy(dev->fw_data->pfw_data,
@@ -2337,7 +2336,7 @@ static int s2255_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	retval = s2255_board_init(dev);
 	if (retval)
 		goto errorBOARDINIT;
-	s2255_fwload_start(dev, 0);
+	s2255_fwload_start(dev);
 	/* loads v4l specific */
 	retval = s2255_probe_v4l(dev);
 	if (retval)