diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
index 24b0e52..754bc6a 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
  * restriction so we need to manually swap its and our view of that register on
  * EFI callback entry/exit.
  */
-static volatile gd_t *efi_gd, *app_gd;
+static gd_t *efi_gd, *app_gd;
 #endif
 
 efi_status_t efi_uninstall_protocol