diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpidspcd.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpidspcd.c
index 71d32c8..21cdb9e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpidspcd.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpidspcd.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define SOURCEFILE_NAME "hpidspcd.c"
 #include "hpidspcd.h"
 #include "hpidebug.h"
+#include "hpi_version.h"
 
 struct dsp_code_private {
 	/**  Firmware descriptor */
@@ -32,9 +33,6 @@
 	struct pci_dev *dev;
 };
 
-#define HPI_VER_DECIMAL ((int)(HPI_VER_MAJOR(HPI_VER) * 10000 + \
-	    HPI_VER_MINOR(HPI_VER) * 100 + HPI_VER_RELEASE(HPI_VER)))
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 short hpi_dsp_code_open(u32 adapter, void *os_data, struct dsp_code *dsp_code,
 	u32 *os_error_code)
@@ -66,22 +64,25 @@
 	if ((header.type != 0x45444F43) ||	/* "CODE" */
 		(header.adapter != adapter)
 		|| (header.size != firmware->size)) {
-		dev_printk(KERN_ERR, &dev->dev, "Invalid firmware file\n");
+		dev_printk(KERN_ERR, &dev->dev,
+			"Invalid firmware header size %d != file %zd\n",
+			header.size, firmware->size);
 		goto error2;
 	}
 
-	if ((header.version / 100 & ~1) != (HPI_VER_DECIMAL / 100 & ~1)) {
+	if ((header.version >> 9) != (HPI_VER >> 9)) {
+		/* Consider even and subsequent odd minor versions to be compatible */
 		dev_printk(KERN_ERR, &dev->dev,
 			"Incompatible firmware version "
-			"DSP image %d != Driver %d\n", header.version,
-			HPI_VER_DECIMAL);
+			"DSP image %X != Driver %X\n", header.version,
+			HPI_VER);
 		goto error2;
 	}
 
-	if (header.version != HPI_VER_DECIMAL) {
-		dev_printk(KERN_WARNING, &dev->dev,
-			"Firmware: release version mismatch  DSP image %d != Driver %d\n",
-			header.version, HPI_VER_DECIMAL);
+	if (header.version != HPI_VER) {
+		dev_printk(KERN_INFO, &dev->dev,
+			"Firmware: release version mismatch  DSP image %X != Driver %X\n",
+			header.version, HPI_VER);
 	}
 
 	HPI_DEBUG_LOG(DEBUG, "dsp code %s opened\n", fw_name);