diff --git a/boot/bootmeth_efi_mgr.c b/boot/bootmeth_efi_mgr.c
index 05fc35d01a9..6e70c36ad99 100644
--- a/boot/bootmeth_efi_mgr.c
+++ b/boot/bootmeth_efi_mgr.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ static int efi_mgr_read_bootflow(struct udevice *dev, struct bootflow *bflow)
 	}
 
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret)
-		return log_msg_ret("init", ret);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* Enable this method if the "BootOrder" UEFI exists. */
 	bootorder = efi_get_var(u"BootOrder", &efi_global_variable_guid,
diff --git a/cmd/bootefi.c b/cmd/bootefi.c
index 6dab709e507..37165f1a7fd 100644
--- a/cmd/bootefi.c
+++ b/cmd/bootefi.c
@@ -144,11 +144,8 @@ static int do_bootefi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 
 	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-			ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-	}
 
 	if (argc > 2) {
 		ulong rd_addr = 0;
diff --git a/cmd/bootmenu.c b/cmd/bootmenu.c
index d3108778c6f..528afd221d0 100644
--- a/cmd/bootmenu.c
+++ b/cmd/bootmenu.c
@@ -505,12 +505,8 @@ static void handle_uefi_bootnext(void)
 
 	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-			ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
-
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	/* If UEFI BootNext variable is set, boot the BootNext load option */
 	size = sizeof(u16);
diff --git a/cmd/eficonfig.c b/cmd/eficonfig.c
index 60c39bc3a99..4d060e3007c 100644
--- a/cmd/eficonfig.c
+++ b/cmd/eficonfig.c
@@ -2466,12 +2466,8 @@ static int do_eficonfig(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const a
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
 
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-			ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
-
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-	}
 
 	ret = eficonfig_init();
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/cmd/efidebug.c b/cmd/efidebug.c
index 7b733119c82..a6faa36b500 100644
--- a/cmd/efidebug.c
+++ b/cmd/efidebug.c
@@ -1669,11 +1669,8 @@ static int do_efidebug(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag,
 
 	/* Initialize UEFI drivers */
 	r = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (r != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		printf("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-		       r & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+	if (r != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-	}
 
 	cp = find_cmd_tbl(argv[0], cmd_efidebug_sub,
 			  ARRAY_SIZE(cmd_efidebug_sub));
diff --git a/cmd/nvedit_efi.c b/cmd/nvedit_efi.c
index 351ae47e870..3a36f94775b 100644
--- a/cmd/nvedit_efi.c
+++ b/cmd/nvedit_efi.c
@@ -213,11 +213,8 @@ int do_env_print_efi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 
 	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		printf("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-		       ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-	}
 
 	for (argc--, argv++; argc > 0 && argv[0][0] == '-'; argc--, argv++) {
 		if (!strcmp(argv[0], "-guid")) {
@@ -389,11 +386,8 @@ int do_env_set_efi(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 
 	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		printf("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-		       ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * attributes = EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
index 144266b785f..12db8f517c7 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootbin.c
@@ -224,11 +224,8 @@ static efi_status_t efi_binary_run_dp(void *image, size_t size, void *fdt,
 
 	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-			ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	ret = efi_install_fdt(fdt);
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
index 52ccebab19f..8c9a9b5eb56 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_bootmgr.c
@@ -1310,11 +1310,8 @@ efi_status_t efi_bootmgr_run(void *fdt)
 
 	/* Initialize EFI drivers */
 	ret = efi_init_obj_list();
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-		log_err("Error: Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system, r = %lu\n",
-			ret & ~EFI_ERROR_MASK);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	ret = efi_bootmgr_load(&handle, &load_options);
 	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
index f06cf49e443..f302bb62ab9 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_setup.c
@@ -392,5 +392,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_init_obj_list(void)
 	ret = efi_start_obj_list();
 out:
 	efi_obj_list_initialized = ret;
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		log_err("Cannot initialize UEFI sub-system\n");
 	return ret;
 }