diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c
index 211bb9358b733e..e0e2e8136cf598 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ efi_thunk_set_variable(efi_char16_t *name, efi_guid_t *vendor,
 	phys_vendor = virt_to_phys_or_null(vnd);
 	phys_data = virt_to_phys_or_null_size(data, data_size);
 
-	if (!phys_name || !phys_data)
+	if (!phys_name || (data && !phys_data))
 		status = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 	else
 		status = efi_thunk(set_variable, phys_name, phys_vendor,
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ efi_thunk_set_variable_nonblocking(efi_char16_t *name, efi_guid_t *vendor,
 	phys_vendor = virt_to_phys_or_null(vnd);
 	phys_data = virt_to_phys_or_null_size(data, data_size);
 
-	if (!phys_name || !phys_data)
+	if (!phys_name || (data && !phys_data))
 		status = EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 	else
 		status = efi_thunk(set_variable, phys_name, phys_vendor,