diff --git a/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c b/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
index 4e2575dfeb90..871bedf533a8 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/google/gsmi.c
@@ -361,9 +361,10 @@ static efi_status_t gsmi_get_variable(efi_char16_t *name,
 		memcpy(data, gsmi_dev.data_buf->start, *data_size);
 
 		/* All variables are have the following attributes */
-		*attr = EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
-			EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
-			EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS;
+		if (attr)
+			*attr = EFI_VARIABLE_NON_VOLATILE |
+				EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+				EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS;
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsmi_dev.lock, flags);