diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
index a1313fa..19d9cb8 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
@@ -294,8 +294,10 @@
 	}
 
 	val = malloc(2 * data_size + strlen("{ro,run,boot}(blob)") + 1);
-	if (!val)
-		return EFI_EXIT(EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES);
+	if (!val) {
+		ret = EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	s = val;