diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
index a0757a37b482..784e1b2ae5cc 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ static void retrieve_apple_device_properties(struct boot_params *boot_params)
 	}
 }
 
-void efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
-					unsigned long size)
+efi_status_t efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
+						unsigned long size)
 {
 	efi_status_t status;
 	efi_gcd_memory_space_desc_t desc;
@@ -225,13 +225,17 @@ void efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
 	rounded_end = roundup(start + size, EFI_PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	if (memattr != NULL) {
-		efi_call_proto(memattr, clear_memory_attributes, rounded_start,
-			       rounded_end - rounded_start, EFI_MEMORY_XP);
-		return;
+		status = efi_call_proto(memattr, clear_memory_attributes,
+					rounded_start,
+					rounded_end - rounded_start,
+					EFI_MEMORY_XP);
+		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			efi_warn("Failed to clear EFI_MEMORY_XP attribute\n");
+		return status;
 	}
 
 	if (efi_dxe_table == NULL)
-		return;
+		return EFI_SUCCESS;
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't modify memory region attributes, they are
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ void efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
 		status = efi_dxe_call(get_memory_space_descriptor, start, &desc);
 
 		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)
-			return;
+			break;
 
 		next = desc.base_address + desc.length;
 
@@ -269,8 +273,10 @@ void efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
 				 unprotect_start,
 				 unprotect_start + unprotect_size,
 				 status);
+			break;
 		}
 	}
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static efi_char16_t *efistub_fw_vendor(void)
@@ -800,9 +806,7 @@ static efi_status_t efi_decompress_kernel(unsigned long *kernel_entry)
 
 	*kernel_entry = addr + entry;
 
-	efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(addr, kernel_total_size);
-
-	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+	return efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(addr, kernel_total_size);
 }
 
 static void __noreturn enter_kernel(unsigned long kernel_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.h b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.h
index 37c5a36b9d8c..1c20e99a6494 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 extern void trampoline_32bit_src(void *, bool);
 extern const u16 trampoline_ljmp_imm_offset;
 
-void efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
-					unsigned long size);
+efi_status_t efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
+						unsigned long size);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 efi_status_t efi_setup_5level_paging(void);