diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index 5ae2eb09419ec54d2ac7618904c31d961149df43..d2fbcedcf6eaf2fd77179075c1be2c5c4d3d8347 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,10 @@ efi_status_t efi_query_variable_store(u32 attributes, unsigned long size)
 		 * that by attempting to use more space than is available.
 		 */
 		unsigned long dummy_size = remaining_size + 1024;
-		void *dummy = kmalloc(dummy_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		void *dummy = kzalloc(dummy_size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+		if (!dummy)
+			return EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES;
 
 		status = efi.set_variable(efi_dummy_name, &EFI_DUMMY_GUID,
 					  EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
@@ -1089,6 +1092,8 @@ efi_status_t efi_query_variable_store(u32 attributes, unsigned long size)
 					 0, dummy);
 		}
 
+		kfree(dummy);
+
 		/*
 		 * The runtime code may now have triggered a garbage collection
 		 * run, so check the variable info again