diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/esrt.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/esrt.c
index 1ab80e06e7c5..e5d80ebd72b6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/esrt.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/esrt.c
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ void __init efi_esrt_init(void)
 
 	end = esrt_data + size;
 	pr_info("Reserving ESRT space from %pa to %pa.\n", &esrt_data, &end);
-	efi_mem_reserve(esrt_data, esrt_data_size);
+	if (md.type == EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_DATA)
+		efi_mem_reserve(esrt_data, esrt_data_size);
 
 	pr_debug("esrt-init: loaded.\n");
 }