diff --git a/init.d/sysfs.in b/init.d/sysfs.in
index 7183e5d8..6d6ec62c 100644
--- a/init.d/sysfs.in
+++ b/init.d/sysfs.in
@@ -99,17 +99,22 @@ mount_misc()
 	fi
 
 	# set up kernel support for efivarfs
-	if [ ! -d /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ] && modprobe -q efivarfs; then
-		ewarn "The efivarfs module needs to be configured in " \
-			  "@SYSCONFDIR@/conf.d/modules or built in"
-	fi
-	if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ] &&
-		! mountinfo -q /sys/firmware/efi/efivars; then
-		if grep -qs efivarfs /proc/filesystems; then
-			ebegin "Mounting efivarfs filesystem"
-			mount -n -t efivarfs -o ${sysfs_opts} \
-				efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
-			eend $?
+	# The presence of /sys/firmware/efi indicates that the system was
+	# booted in efi mode.
+	if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ]; then
+		if [ ! -d /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ] &&
+			modprobe -q efivarfs; then
+			ewarn "The efivarfs module needs to be configured in " \
+				  "@SYSCONFDIR@/conf.d/modules or built in"
+		fi
+		if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ] &&
+			! mountinfo -q /sys/firmware/efi/efivars; then
+			if grep -qs efivarfs /proc/filesystems; then
+				ebegin "Mounting efivarfs filesystem"
+				mount -n -t efivarfs -o ${sysfs_opts} \
+					efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
+				eend $?
+			fi
 		fi
 	fi
 }