diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index 2a29dd9c986d..d54fca902e64 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ static __init int efivar_ssdt_load(void)
 	void *data;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!efivar_ssdt[0])
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = efivar_init(efivar_ssdt_iter, &entries, true, &entries);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, aux, &entries, list) {