diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_mem.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_mem.c
index e1058e3..d6b65ae 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_mem.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_mem.c
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@
 	     i < sizeof(efi_guid_t) && match; ++i)
 		match = (guid1[i] == guid2[i]);
 
-	for (data = var->name, var_name = name;; ++data, ++var_name) {
+	for (data = var->name, var_name = name;; ++data) {
 		if (match)
 			match = (*data == *var_name);
 		if (!*data)
 			break;
+		if (*var_name)
+			++var_name;
 	}
 
 	++data;