diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 6f636155e5b6..4cf9a210c4a1 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -362,9 +362,19 @@ config CMD_BOOTEFI
 	help
 	  Boot an EFI image from memory.
 
+if CMD_BOOTEFI
+config CMD_BOOTEFI_BINARY
+	bool "Allow booting an EFI binary directly"
+	depends on BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR
+	default y
+	help
+	  Select this option to enable direct execution of binary at 'bootefi'.
+	  This subcommand will allow you to load the UEFI binary using
+	  other U-Boot commands or external methods and then run it.
+
 config CMD_BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR
 	bool "UEFI Boot Manager command"
-	depends on BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR && CMD_BOOTEFI
+	depends on BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR
 	default y
 	help
 	  Select this option to enable the 'bootmgr' subcommand of 'bootefi'.
@@ -373,7 +383,7 @@ config CMD_BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR
 
 config CMD_BOOTEFI_HELLO_COMPILE
 	bool "Compile a standard EFI hello world binary for testing"
-	depends on CMD_BOOTEFI && !CPU_V7M
+	depends on !CPU_V7M
 	default y
 	help
 	  This compiles a standard EFI hello world application with U-Boot so
@@ -395,6 +405,7 @@ config CMD_BOOTEFI_HELLO
 	  up EFI support on a new architecture.
 
 source lib/efi_selftest/Kconfig
+endif
 
 config CMD_BOOTMENU
 	bool "bootmenu"
diff --git a/cmd/bootefi.c b/cmd/bootefi.c
index 190ccba260e0..e9e5ab67a1f5 100644
--- a/cmd/bootefi.c
+++ b/cmd/bootefi.c
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ out:
 	return (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) ? ret : ret2;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST
 static efi_status_t bootefi_run_prepare(const char *load_options_path,
 		struct efi_device_path *device_path,
 		struct efi_device_path *image_path,
@@ -593,7 +592,6 @@ static int do_efi_selftest(void)
 
 	return ret != EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST */
 
 /**
  * do_bootefi() - execute `bootefi` command
@@ -615,14 +613,6 @@ static int do_bootefi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 	if (argc < 2)
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
 
-	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
-	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-			ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
-		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-	}
-
 	if (argc > 2) {
 		uintptr_t fdt_addr;
 
@@ -631,29 +621,54 @@ static int do_bootefi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 	} else {
 		fdt = EFI_FDT_USE_INTERNAL;
 	}
-	ret = efi_install_fdt(fdt);
-	if (ret == EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER)
-		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
-	else if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR)) {
-		if (!strcmp(argv[1], "bootmgr"))
-			return do_efibootmgr();
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR) &&
+	    !strcmp(argv[1], "bootmgr")) {
+		/* Initialize EFI drivers */
+		ret = efi_init_obj_list();
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
+				ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		ret = efi_install_fdt(fdt);
+		if (ret == EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER)
+			return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+		else if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
+		return do_efibootmgr();
 	}
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST
-	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "selftest"))
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST) &&
+	    !strcmp(argv[1], "selftest")) {
+		/* Initialize EFI drivers */
+		ret = efi_init_obj_list();
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
+				ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		ret = efi_install_fdt(fdt);
+		if (ret == EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER)
+			return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+		else if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
 		return do_efi_selftest();
-#endif
+	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_HELLO
-	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "hello")) {
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_BINARY))
+		return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_HELLO) &&
+	    !strcmp(argv[1], "hello")) {
 		image_buf = __efi_helloworld_begin;
 		size = __efi_helloworld_end - __efi_helloworld_begin;
 		efi_clear_bootdev();
-	} else
-#endif
-	{
+	} else {
 		addr = strtoul(argv[1], NULL, 16);
 		/* Check that a numeric value was passed */
 		if (!addr)
@@ -675,6 +690,21 @@ static int do_bootefi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 			size = image_size;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
+	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+		log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
+			ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	ret = efi_install_fdt(fdt);
+	if (ret == EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER)
+		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+	else if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
 	ret = efi_run_image(image_buf, size);
 
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index 664dae28f882..44436d346286 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -879,14 +879,12 @@ efi_status_t __efi_runtime EFIAPI efi_get_time(
 
 efi_status_t __efi_runtime EFIAPI efi_set_time(struct efi_time *time);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST
 /*
  * Entry point for the tests of the EFI API.
  * It is called by 'bootefi selftest'
  */
 efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_selftest(efi_handle_t image_handle,
 				 struct efi_system_table *systab);
-#endif
 
 efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_get_variable(u16 *variable_name,
 				     const efi_guid_t *vendor, u32 *attributes,
