diff --git a/sys/boot/efi/loader/main.c b/sys/boot/efi/loader/main.c
index 3a97bd4cee92..129fd72068ba 100644
--- a/sys/boot/efi/loader/main.c
+++ b/sys/boot/efi/loader/main.c
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ EFI_GUID inputid = SIMPLE_TEXT_INPUT_PROTOCOL;
 
 static EFI_LOADED_IMAGE *img;
 
+#ifdef	EFI_ZFS_BOOT
 bool
 efi_zfs_is_preferred(EFI_HANDLE *h)
 {
         return (h == img->DeviceHandle);
 }
-
+#endif
 
 static int
 has_keyboard(void)