diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/super.c b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
index f72c529c8ec3..482d612b716b 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ static int efivarfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	struct dentry *root;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!efivar_is_available())
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	sb->s_maxbytes          = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize         = PAGE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits    = PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -243,6 +246,9 @@ static void efivarfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
 
+	if (!efivar_is_available())
+		return;
+
 	/* Remove all entries and destroy */
 	efivar_entry_iter(efivarfs_destroy, &efivarfs_list, NULL);
 }
@@ -256,9 +262,6 @@ static struct file_system_type efivarfs_type = {
 
 static __init int efivarfs_init(void)
 {
-	if (!efivar_is_available())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	return register_filesystem(&efivarfs_type);
 }