diff --git a/include/efi_driver.h b/include/efi_driver.h
index 71e0d3194e..63a95e4cf8 100644
--- a/include/efi_driver.h
+++ b/include/efi_driver.h
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@ struct efi_driver_binding_extended_protocol {
  *			EFI_DRIVER_BINDING_PROTOCOL.
  * @child_protocol:	Protocol supported by the child handles generated by
  *			the EFI driver.
+ * @init:		Function called by the EFI uclass after installing the
+ *			driver binding protocol.
  * @bind:		Function called by the EFI uclass to attach the
  *			driver to EFI driver to a handle.
  */
 struct efi_driver_ops {
 	const efi_guid_t *protocol;
 	const efi_guid_t *child_protocol;
+	efi_status_t (*init)(struct efi_driver_binding_extended_protocol *this);
 	efi_status_t (*bind)(struct efi_driver_binding_extended_protocol *this,
 			     efi_handle_t handle, void *interface);
 };
diff --git a/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c b/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c
index f440067f70..bd3688848b 100644
--- a/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c
+++ b/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ static efi_status_t efi_bl_bind(
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * efi_bl_init() - initialize block device driver
+ *
+ * @this:	extended driver binding protocol
+ */
+static efi_status_t
+efi_bl_init(struct efi_driver_binding_extended_protocol *this)
+{
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /* Block device driver operators */
 static const struct blk_ops efi_blk_ops = {
 	.read	= efi_bl_read,
@@ -215,6 +226,7 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(efi_blk) = {
 static const struct efi_driver_ops driver_ops = {
 	.protocol	= &efi_block_io_guid,
 	.child_protocol = &efi_block_io_guid,
+	.init		= efi_bl_init,
 	.bind		= efi_bl_bind,
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/efi_driver/efi_uclass.c b/lib/efi_driver/efi_uclass.c
index 0a16c594e3..2193f8493f 100644
--- a/lib/efi_driver/efi_uclass.c
+++ b/lib/efi_driver/efi_uclass.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static efi_status_t efi_add_driver(struct driver *drv)
 	bp->bp.start = efi_uc_start;
 	bp->bp.stop = efi_uc_stop;
 	bp->bp.version = 0xffffffff;
-	bp->ops = drv->ops;
+	bp->ops = ops;
 
 	ret = efi_create_handle(&bp->bp.driver_binding_handle);
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
@@ -294,13 +294,20 @@ static efi_status_t efi_add_driver(struct driver *drv)
 	bp->bp.image_handle = bp->bp.driver_binding_handle;
 	ret = efi_add_protocol(bp->bp.driver_binding_handle,
 			       &efi_guid_driver_binding_protocol, bp);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		efi_delete_handle(bp->bp.driver_binding_handle);
-		free(bp);
-		goto out;
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto err;
+	if (ops->init) {
+		ret = ops->init(bp);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
 	}
 out:
 	return ret;
+
+err:
+	efi_delete_handle(bp->bp.driver_binding_handle);
+	free(bp);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
index c633fcd91e..113d5d5d56 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ static efi_status_t __efi_init_early(void)
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* Initialize EFI driver uclass */
+	ret = efi_driver_init();
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = efi_disk_init();
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -319,11 +324,6 @@ efi_status_t efi_init_obj_list(void)
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Initialize EFI driver uclass */
-	ret = efi_driver_init();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_HAVE_CAPSULE_SUPPORT)) {
 		ret = efi_load_capsule_drivers();
 		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)