diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
index 733cc1a..b7910f7 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 	efi_handle_t mem_handle = NULL, handle;
 	struct efi_device_path *file_path = NULL;
 	struct efi_device_path *msg_path;
-	efi_status_t ret, ret2;
+	efi_status_t ret;
 	u16 *load_options;
 
 	if (!bootefi_device_path || !bootefi_image_path) {
@@ -172,11 +172,17 @@
 	ret = do_bootefi_exec(handle, load_options);
 
 out:
-	ret2 = efi_uninstall_multiple_protocol_interfaces(mem_handle,
-							  &efi_guid_device_path,
-							  file_path, NULL);
+	if (mem_handle) {
+		efi_status_t r;
+
+		r = efi_uninstall_multiple_protocol_interfaces(
+			mem_handle, &efi_guid_device_path, file_path, NULL);
+		if (r != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			log_err("Uninstalling protocol interfaces failed\n");
+	}
 	efi_free_pool(file_path);
-	return (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) ? ret : ret2;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**