diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index 64ecbb5..c8f01a7 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(efi);
 
+static bool disable_runtime;
+static int __init setup_noefi(char *arg)
+{
+	disable_runtime = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("noefi", setup_noefi);
+
+bool efi_runtime_disabled(void)
+{
+	return disable_runtime;
+}
+
 static struct kobject *efi_kobj;
 static struct kobject *efivars_kobj;