diff --git a/include/efi.h b/include/efi.h
index 62cfb993d2..c3c4b93f86 100644
--- a/include/efi.h
+++ b/include/efi.h
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ extern char _binary_u_boot_bin_start[], _binary_u_boot_bin_end[];
 				EFI_VARIABLE_HARDWARE_ERROR_RECORD | \
 				EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS | \
 				EFI_VARIABLE_TIME_BASED_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS | \
-				EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE)
+				EFI_VARIABLE_APPEND_WRITE | \
+				EFI_VARIABLE_ENHANCED_AUTHENTICATED_ACCESS)
 
 /**
  * efi_get_priv() - Get access to the EFI-private information
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
index b2f8ebdd78..6fe3792a12 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
@@ -235,8 +235,12 @@ efi_status_t efi_set_variable_int(const u16 *variable_name,
 	if (data_size && !data)
 		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
-	/* EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS is deprecated */
-	if (attributes & EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS)
+	/*
+	 * EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS is deprecated.
+	 * We don't support EFI_VARIABLE_ENHANCED_AUTHENTICATED_ACCESS.
+	 */
+	if (attributes & (EFI_VARIABLE_AUTHENTICATED_WRITE_ACCESS | \
+			  EFI_VARIABLE_ENHANCED_AUTHENTICATED_ACCESS))
 		return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
 
 	/* Make sure if runtime bit is set, boot service bit is set also */