diff -Nur a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-firmware.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-firmware.c
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-firmware.c	2017-07-31 15:25:15.000000000 +0200
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-firmware.c	2019-02-23 09:05:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -35,42 +35,51 @@
 
 int usb_cypress_load_firmware(struct usb_device *udev, const struct firmware *fw, int type)
 {
-	struct hexline hx;
-	u8 reset;
-	int ret,pos=0;
+	struct hexline *hx;
+	u8 *buf;
+	int ret, pos = 0;
+	u16 cpu_cs_register = cypress[type].cpu_cs_register;
+
+	buf = kmalloc(sizeof(*hx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	hx = (struct hexline *)buf;
 
 	/* stop the CPU */
-	reset = 1;
-	if ((ret = usb_cypress_writemem(udev,cypress[type].cpu_cs_register,&reset,1)) != 1)
+	buf[0] = 1;
+	if (usb_cypress_writemem(udev, cpu_cs_register, buf, 1) != 1)
 		err("could not stop the USB controller CPU.");
 
-	while ((ret = dvb_usb_get_hexline(fw,&hx,&pos)) > 0) {
-		deb_fw("writing to address 0x%04x (buffer: 0x%02x %02x)\n",hx.addr,hx.len,hx.chk);
-		ret = usb_cypress_writemem(udev,hx.addr,hx.data,hx.len);
+	while ((ret = dvb_usb_get_hexline(fw, hx, &pos)) > 0) {
+		deb_fw("writing to address 0x%04x (buffer: 0x%02x %02x)\n", hx->addr, hx->len, hx->chk);
+		ret = usb_cypress_writemem(udev, hx->addr, hx->data, hx->len);
 
-		if (ret != hx.len) {
+		if (ret != hx->len) {
 			err("error while transferring firmware "
 				"(transferred size: %d, block size: %d)",
-				ret,hx.len);
+				ret, hx->len);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		err("firmware download failed at %d with %d",pos,ret);
+		kfree(buf);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		/* restart the CPU */
-		reset = 0;
-		if (ret || usb_cypress_writemem(udev,cypress[type].cpu_cs_register,&reset,1) != 1) {
+		buf[0] = 0;
+		if (usb_cypress_writemem(udev, cpu_cs_register, buf, 1) != 1) {
 			err("could not restart the USB controller CPU.");
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		}
 	} else
 		ret = -EIO;
 
+	kfree(buf);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(usb_cypress_load_firmware);