diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c
index c8688490f148..1c65f5ac4368 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efivars.c
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ efivar_store_raw(struct efivar_entry *entry, const char *buf, size_t count)
 	u8 *data;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!entry || !buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (is_compat()) {
 		struct compat_efi_variable *compat;