diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
index 99c5a6ee0c..90e9ead7b2 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
@@ -798,8 +798,15 @@ static efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_exit(efi_handle_t image_handle,
 	EFI_ENTRY("%p, %ld, %ld, %p", image_handle, exit_status,
 		  exit_data_size, exit_data);
 
+	/* Make sure entry/exit counts for EFI world cross-overs match */
 	__efi_exit_check();
 
+	/*
+	 * But longjmp out with the U-Boot gd, not the application's, as
+	 * the other end is a setjmp call inside EFI context.
+	 */
+	efi_restore_gd();
+
 	loaded_image_info->exit_status = exit_status;
 	longjmp(&loaded_image_info->exit_jmp, 1);