diff --git a/include/efi_variable.h b/include/efi_variable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..784dbd9cf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/efi_variable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _EFI_VARIABLE_H
+#define _EFI_VARIABLE_H
+
+#define EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY BIT(31)
+
+/**
+ * efi_get_variable() - retrieve value of a UEFI variable
+ *
+ * @variable_name:	name of the variable
+ * @vendor:		vendor GUID
+ * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * @data:		buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+efi_status_t efi_get_variable_int(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+				  u32 *attributes, efi_uintn_t *data_size,
+				  void *data);
+
+/**
+ * efi_set_variable() - set value of a UEFI variable
+ *
+ * @variable_name:	name of the variable
+ * @vendor:		vendor GUID
+ * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer with the variable value
+ * @data:		buffer with the variable value
+ * @ro_check:		check the read only read only bit in attributes
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+efi_status_t efi_set_variable_int(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+				  u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size,
+				  const void *data, bool ro_check);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
index 57c7e66ea0..16b93ef7f0 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ obj-y += efi_root_node.o
 obj-y += efi_runtime.o
 obj-y += efi_setup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI_UNICODE_COLLATION_PROTOCOL2) += efi_unicode_collation.o
+obj-y += efi_variable_common.o
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_EFI_MM_COMM_TEE),y)
 obj-y += efi_variable_tee.o
 else
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
index e097670e28..85df1427bc 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@

 #include <common.h>
 #include <efi_loader.h>
+#include <efi_variable.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <env_internal.h>
 #include <hexdump.h>
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <search.h>
 #include <uuid.h>
 #include <crypto/pkcs7_parser.h>
-#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <u-boot/crc.h>

@@ -30,20 +30,6 @@ static bool efi_secure_boot;
 static int efi_secure_mode;
 static u8 efi_vendor_keys;

-#define READ_ONLY BIT(31)
-
-static efi_status_t efi_get_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
-					    const efi_guid_t *vendor,
-					    u32 *attributes,
-					    efi_uintn_t *data_size, void *data);
-
-static efi_status_t efi_set_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
-					    const efi_guid_t *vendor,
-					    u32 attributes,
-					    efi_uintn_t data_size,
-					    const void *data,
-					    bool ro_check);
-
 /*
  * Mapping between EFI variables and u-boot variables:
  *
@@ -154,7 +140,7 @@ static const char *parse_attr(const char *str, u32 *attrp, u64 *timep)
 		str++;

 		if ((s = prefix(str, "ro"))) {
-			attr |= READ_ONLY;
+			attr |= EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY;
 		} else if ((s = prefix(str, "nv"))) {
 			attr |= EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE;
 		} else if ((s = prefix(str, "boot"))) {
@@ -202,29 +188,29 @@ static efi_status_t efi_set_secure_state(int sec_boot, int setup_mode,

 	attributes = EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
 		     EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
-		     READ_ONLY;
-	ret = efi_set_variable_common(L"SecureBoot", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				      attributes, sizeof(sec_boot), &sec_boot,
-				      false);
+		     EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY;
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"SecureBoot", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   attributes, sizeof(sec_boot), &sec_boot,
+				   false);
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto err;

-	ret = efi_set_variable_common(L"SetupMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				      attributes, sizeof(setup_mode),
-				      &setup_mode, false);
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"SetupMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   attributes, sizeof(setup_mode),
+				   &setup_mode, false);
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto err;

-	ret = efi_set_variable_common(L"AuditMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				      attributes, sizeof(audit_mode),
-				      &audit_mode, false);
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"AuditMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   attributes, sizeof(audit_mode),
+				   &audit_mode, false);
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto err;

-	ret = efi_set_variable_common(L"DeployedMode",
-				      &efi_global_variable_guid, attributes,
-				      sizeof(deployed_mode), &deployed_mode,
-				      false);
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"DeployedMode",
+				   &efi_global_variable_guid, attributes,
+				   sizeof(deployed_mode), &deployed_mode,
+				   false);
 err:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -234,7 +220,7 @@ err:
  * @mode:	new state
  *
  * Depending on @mode, secure boot related variables are updated.
- * Those variables are *read-only* for users, efi_set_variable_common()
+ * Those variables are *read-only* for users, efi_set_variable_int()
  * is called here.
  *
  * Return:	status code
@@ -252,10 +238,10 @@ static efi_status_t efi_transfer_secure_state(enum efi_secure_mode mode)

 		efi_secure_boot = true;
 	} else if (mode == EFI_MODE_AUDIT) {
-		ret = efi_set_variable_common(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-					      EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
-					      EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
-					      0, NULL, false);
+		ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+					   EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+					   EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
+					   0, NULL, false);
 		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 			goto err;

@@ -307,8 +293,8 @@ static efi_status_t efi_init_secure_state(void)
 	 */

 	size = 0;
-	ret = efi_get_variable_common(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				      NULL, &size, NULL);
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   NULL, &size, NULL);
 	if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT))
 			mode = EFI_MODE_USER;
@@ -325,13 +311,13 @@ static efi_status_t efi_init_secure_state(void)

 	ret = efi_transfer_secure_state(mode);
 	if (ret == EFI_SUCCESS)
-		ret = efi_set_variable_common(L"VendorKeys",
-					      &efi_global_variable_guid,
-					      EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
-					      EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
-					      READ_ONLY,
-					      sizeof(efi_vendor_keys),
-					      &efi_vendor_keys, false);
+		ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"VendorKeys",
+					   &efi_global_variable_guid,
+					   EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+					   EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
+					   EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY,
+					   sizeof(efi_vendor_keys),
+					   &efi_vendor_keys, false);

 err:
 	return ret;
@@ -593,10 +579,9 @@ static efi_status_t efi_variable_authenticate(u16 *variable,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT */

-static efi_status_t efi_get_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
-					    const efi_guid_t *vendor,
-					    u32 *attributes,
-					    efi_uintn_t *data_size, void *data)
+efi_status_t efi_get_variable_int(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+				  u32 *attributes, efi_uintn_t *data_size,
+				  void *data)
 {
 	char *native_name;
 	efi_status_t ret;
@@ -679,35 +664,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }

-/**
- * efi_efi_get_variable() - retrieve value of a UEFI variable
- *
- * This function implements the GetVariable runtime service.
- *
- * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
- * details.
- *
- * @variable_name:	name of the variable
- * @vendor:		vendor GUID
- * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
- * @data_size:		size of the buffer to which the variable value is copied
- * @data:		buffer to which the variable value is copied
- * Return:		status code
- */
-efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *variable_name,
-				     const efi_guid_t *vendor, u32 *attributes,
-				     efi_uintn_t *data_size, void *data)
-{
-	efi_status_t ret;
-
-	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %p %p %p", variable_name, vendor, attributes,
-		  data_size, data);
-
-	ret = efi_get_variable_common(variable_name, vendor, attributes,
-				      data_size, data);
-	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
-}
-
 static char *efi_variables_list;
 static char *efi_cur_variable;

@@ -871,12 +827,9 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_next_variable_name(efi_uintn_t *variable_name_size,
 	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
 }

-static efi_status_t efi_set_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
-					    const efi_guid_t *vendor,
-					    u32 attributes,
-					    efi_uintn_t data_size,
-					    const void *data,
-					    bool ro_check)
+efi_status_t efi_set_variable_int(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+				  u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size,
+				  const void *data, bool ro_check)
 {
 	char *native_name = NULL, *old_data = NULL, *val = NULL, *s;
 	efi_uintn_t old_size;
@@ -899,15 +852,15 @@ static efi_status_t efi_set_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
 	/* check if a variable exists */
 	old_size = 0;
 	attr = 0;
-	ret = efi_get_variable_common(variable_name, vendor, &attr,
-				      &old_size, NULL);
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(variable_name, vendor, &attr,
+				   &old_size, NULL);
 	append = !!(attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE);
 	attributes &= ~(u32)EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE;
 	delete = !append && (!data_size || !attributes);

 	/* check attributes */
 	if (old_size) {
-		if (ro_check && (attr & READ_ONLY)) {
+		if (ro_check && (attr & EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY)) {
 			ret = EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED;
 			goto err;
 		}
@@ -915,8 +868,8 @@ static efi_status_t efi_set_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
 		/* attributes won't be changed */
 		if (!delete &&
 		    ((ro_check && attr != attributes) ||
-		     (!ro_check && ((attr & ~(u32)READ_ONLY)
-				    != (attributes & ~(u32)READ_ONLY))))) {
+		     (!ro_check && ((attr & ~(u32)EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY)
+				    != (attributes & ~(u32)EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY))))) {
 			ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 			goto err;
 		}
@@ -990,8 +943,8 @@ static efi_status_t efi_set_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
 			ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
 			goto err;
 		}
-		ret = efi_get_variable_common(variable_name, vendor,
-					      &attr, &old_size, old_data);
+		ret = efi_get_variable_int(variable_name, vendor,
+					   &attr, &old_size, old_data);
 		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 			goto err;
 	} else {
@@ -1011,7 +964,7 @@ static efi_status_t efi_set_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
 	/*
 	 * store attributes
 	 */
-	attributes &= (READ_ONLY |
+	attributes &= (EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY |
 		       EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
 		       EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
 		       EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
@@ -1020,7 +973,7 @@ static efi_status_t efi_set_variable_common(u16 *variable_name,
 	while (attributes) {
 		attr = 1 << (ffs(attributes) - 1);

-		if (attr == READ_ONLY) {
+		if (attr == EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY) {
 			s += sprintf(s, "ro");
 		} else if (attr == EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE) {
 			s += sprintf(s, "nv");
@@ -1074,12 +1027,12 @@ out:
 		/* update VendorKeys */
 		if (vendor_keys_modified & efi_vendor_keys) {
 			efi_vendor_keys = 0;
-			ret = efi_set_variable_common(
+			ret = efi_set_variable_int(
 						L"VendorKeys",
 						&efi_global_variable_guid,
 						EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS
 						 | EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS
-						 | READ_ONLY,
+						 | EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY,
 						sizeof(efi_vendor_keys),
 						&efi_vendor_keys,
 						false);
@@ -1096,36 +1049,6 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }

-/**
- * efi_set_variable() - set value of a UEFI variable
- *
- * This function implements the SetVariable runtime service.
- *
- * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
- * details.
- *
- * @variable_name:	name of the variable
- * @vendor:		vendor GUID
- * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
- * @data_size:		size of the buffer with the variable value
- * @data:		buffer with the variable value
- * Return:		status code
- */
-efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *variable_name,
-				     const efi_guid_t *vendor, u32 attributes,
-				     efi_uintn_t data_size, const void *data)
-{
-	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %x %zu %p", variable_name, vendor, attributes,
-		  data_size, data);
-
-	/* READ_ONLY bit is not part of API */
-	attributes &= ~(u32)READ_ONLY;
-
-	return EFI_EXIT(efi_set_variable_common(variable_name, vendor,
-						attributes, data_size, data,
-						true));
-}
-
 /**
  * efi_query_variable_info() - get information about EFI variables
  *
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_common.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_common.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6a39fceac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * UEFI runtime variable services
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de>
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <efi_loader.h>
+#include <efi_variable.h>
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+
+/**
+ * efi_efi_get_variable() - retrieve value of a UEFI variable
+ *
+ * This function implements the GetVariable runtime service.
+ *
+ * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
+ * details.
+ *
+ * @variable_name:	name of the variable
+ * @vendor:		vendor GUID
+ * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * @data:		buffer to which the variable value is copied
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *variable_name,
+				     const efi_guid_t *vendor, u32 *attributes,
+				     efi_uintn_t *data_size, void *data)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %p %p %p", variable_name, vendor, attributes,
+		  data_size, data);
+
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(variable_name, vendor, attributes,
+				   data_size, data);
+
+	/* Remove EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY flag */
+	if (attributes)
+		*attributes &= EFI_VARIABLE_MASK;
+
+	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_set_variable() - set value of a UEFI variable
+ *
+ * This function implements the SetVariable runtime service.
+ *
+ * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
+ * details.
+ *
+ * @variable_name:	name of the variable
+ * @vendor:		vendor GUID
+ * @attributes:		attributes of the variable
+ * @data_size:		size of the buffer with the variable value
+ * @data:		buffer with the variable value
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *variable_name,
+				     const efi_guid_t *vendor, u32 attributes,
+				     efi_uintn_t data_size, const void *data)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %x %zu %p", variable_name, vendor, attributes,
+		  data_size, data);
+
+	/* Make sure that the EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY flag is not set */
+	if (attributes & ~(u32)EFI_VARIABLE_MASK)
+		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	else
+		ret = efi_set_variable_int(variable_name, vendor, attributes,
+					   data_size, data, true);
+
+	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+}
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_tee.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_tee.c
index cacc76e23d..2513878c82 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_tee.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable_tee.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <efi.h>
 #include <efi_api.h>
 #include <efi_loader.h>
+#include <efi_variable.h>
 #include <tee.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <mm_communication.h>
@@ -243,24 +244,9 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }

-/**
- * efi_get_variable() - retrieve value of a UEFI variable
- *
- * This function implements the GetVariable runtime service.
- *
- * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
- * details.
- *
- * @name:		name of the variable
- * @guid:		vendor GUID
- * @attr:		attributes of the variable
- * @data_size:		size of the buffer to which the variable value is copied
- * @data:		buffer to which the variable value is copied
- * Return:		status code
- */
-efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
-				     u32 *attr, efi_uintn_t *data_size,
-				     void *data)
+efi_status_t efi_get_variable_int(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+				  u32 *attributes, efi_uintn_t *data_size,
+				  void *data)
 {
 	struct smm_variable_access *var_acc;
 	efi_uintn_t payload_size;
@@ -269,15 +255,13 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
 	u8 *comm_buf = NULL;
 	efi_status_t ret;

-	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %p %p %p", name, guid, attr, data_size, data);
-
-	if (!name || !guid || !data_size) {
+	if (!variable_name || !vendor || !data_size) {
 		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 		goto out;
 	}

 	/* Check payload size */
-	name_size = u16_strsize(name);
+	name_size = u16_strsize(variable_name);
 	if (name_size > max_payload_size - MM_VARIABLE_ACCESS_HEADER_SIZE) {
 		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 		goto out;
@@ -300,11 +284,11 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
 		goto out;

 	/* Fill in contents */
-	guidcpy(&var_acc->guid, guid);
+	guidcpy(&var_acc->guid, vendor);
 	var_acc->data_size = tmp_dsize;
 	var_acc->name_size = name_size;
-	var_acc->attr = attr ? *attr : 0;
-	memcpy(var_acc->name, name, name_size);
+	var_acc->attr = attributes ? *attributes : 0;
+	memcpy(var_acc->name, variable_name, name_size);

 	/* Communicate */
 	ret = mm_communicate(comm_buf, payload_size);
@@ -315,8 +299,8 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto out;

-	if (attr)
-		*attr = var_acc->attr;
+	if (attributes)
+		*attributes = var_acc->attr;
 	if (data)
 		memcpy(data, (u8 *)var_acc->name + var_acc->name_size,
 		       var_acc->data_size);
@@ -325,7 +309,7 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,

 out:
 	free(comm_buf);
-	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+	return ret;
 }

 /**
@@ -417,24 +401,9 @@ out:
 	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
 }

-/**
- * efi_set_variable() - set value of a UEFI variable
- *
- * This function implements the SetVariable runtime service.
- *
- * See the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification for
- * details.
- *
- * @name:		name of the variable
- * @guid:		vendor GUID
- * @attr:		attributes of the variable
- * @data_size:		size of the buffer with the variable value
- * @data:		buffer with the variable value
- * Return:		status code
- */
-efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
-				     u32 attr, efi_uintn_t data_size,
-				     const void *data)
+efi_status_t efi_set_variable_int(u16 *variable_name, const efi_guid_t *vendor,
+				  u32 attributes, efi_uintn_t data_size,
+				  const void *data, bool ro_check)
 {
 	struct smm_variable_access *var_acc;
 	efi_uintn_t payload_size;
@@ -442,9 +411,7 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
 	u8 *comm_buf = NULL;
 	efi_status_t ret;

-	EFI_ENTRY("\"%ls\" %pUl %x %zu %p", name, guid, attr, data_size, data);
-
-	if (!name || name[0] == 0 || !guid) {
+	if (!variable_name || variable_name[0] == 0 || !vendor) {
 		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -454,7 +421,7 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
 	}

 	/* Check payload size */
-	name_size = u16_strsize(name);
+	name_size = u16_strsize(variable_name);
 	payload_size = MM_VARIABLE_ACCESS_HEADER_SIZE + name_size + data_size;
 	if (payload_size > max_payload_size) {
 		ret = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
@@ -468,11 +435,11 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,
 		goto out;

 	/* Fill in contents */
-	guidcpy(&var_acc->guid, guid);
+	guidcpy(&var_acc->guid, vendor);
 	var_acc->data_size = data_size;
 	var_acc->name_size = name_size;
-	var_acc->attr = attr;
-	memcpy(var_acc->name, name, name_size);
+	var_acc->attr = attributes;
+	memcpy(var_acc->name, variable_name, name_size);
 	memcpy((u8 *)var_acc->name + name_size, data, data_size);

 	/* Communicate */
@@ -480,7 +447,7 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_set_variable(u16 *name, const efi_guid_t *guid,

 out:
 	free(comm_buf);
-	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
+	return ret;
 }

 /**
