diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/file.c b/fs/efivarfs/file.c
index 4b8bc4560d7090..feaa5e182b7b4c 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/file.c
@@ -73,10 +73,8 @@ static ssize_t efivarfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 	ssize_t size = 0;
 	int err;
 
-	while (!__ratelimit(&file->f_cred->user->ratelimit)) {
-		if (!msleep_interruptible(50))
-			return -EINTR;
-	}
+	while (!__ratelimit(&file->f_cred->user->ratelimit))
+		msleep(50);
 
 	err = efivar_entry_size(var, &datasize);