diff --git a/include/efi_variable.h b/include/efi_variable.h
index bc5985cfdb..5eec407a2b 100644
--- a/include/efi_variable.h
+++ b/include/efi_variable.h
@@ -195,4 +195,11 @@ efi_status_t efi_var_mem_ins(u16 *variable_name,
  */
 u64 efi_var_mem_free(void);

+/**
+ * efi_init_secure_state - initialize secure boot state
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+efi_status_t efi_init_secure_state(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c
index 1e2be1135b..36e31b4d45 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_var_common.c
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
 #include <efi_loader.h>
 #include <efi_variable.h>

+enum efi_secure_mode {
+	EFI_MODE_SETUP,
+	EFI_MODE_USER,
+	EFI_MODE_AUDIT,
+	EFI_MODE_DEPLOYED,
+};
+
+static bool efi_secure_boot;
+static enum efi_secure_mode efi_secure_mode;
+
 /**
  * efi_efi_get_variable() - retrieve value of a UEFI variable
  *
@@ -138,3 +148,148 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_query_variable_info(

 	return EFI_EXIT(ret);
 }
+
+/**
+ * efi_set_secure_state - modify secure boot state variables
+ * @secure_boot:	value of SecureBoot
+ * @setup_mode:		value of SetupMode
+ * @audit_mode:		value of AuditMode
+ * @deployed_mode:	value of DeployedMode
+ *
+ * Modify secure boot status related variables as indicated.
+ *
+ * Return:		status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t efi_set_secure_state(u8 secure_boot, u8 setup_mode,
+					 u8 audit_mode, u8 deployed_mode)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+	const u32 attributes_ro = EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+				  EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
+				  EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY;
+	const u32 attributes_rw = EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+				  EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS;
+
+	efi_secure_boot = secure_boot;
+
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"SecureBoot", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   attributes_ro, sizeof(secure_boot),
+				   &secure_boot, false);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto err;
+
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"SetupMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   attributes_ro, sizeof(setup_mode),
+				   &setup_mode, false);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto err;
+
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"AuditMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   audit_mode || setup_mode ?
+				   attributes_ro : attributes_rw,
+				   sizeof(audit_mode), &audit_mode, false);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		goto err;
+
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"DeployedMode",
+				   &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   audit_mode || deployed_mode || setup_mode ?
+				   attributes_ro : attributes_rw,
+				   sizeof(deployed_mode), &deployed_mode,
+				   false);
+err:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_transfer_secure_state - handle a secure boot state transition
+ * @mode:	new state
+ *
+ * Depending on @mode, secure boot related variables are updated.
+ * Those variables are *read-only* for users, efi_set_variable_int()
+ * is called here.
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
+ */
+static efi_status_t efi_transfer_secure_state(enum efi_secure_mode mode)
+{
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	EFI_PRINT("Switching secure state from %d to %d\n", efi_secure_mode,
+		  mode);
+
+	if (mode == EFI_MODE_DEPLOYED) {
+		ret = efi_set_secure_state(1, 0, 0, 1);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
+	} else if (mode == EFI_MODE_AUDIT) {
+		ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+					   EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+					   EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
+					   0, NULL, false);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
+
+		ret = efi_set_secure_state(0, 1, 1, 0);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
+	} else if (mode == EFI_MODE_USER) {
+		ret = efi_set_secure_state(1, 0, 0, 0);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
+	} else if (mode == EFI_MODE_SETUP) {
+		ret = efi_set_secure_state(0, 1, 0, 0);
+		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+			goto err;
+	} else {
+		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+	}
+
+	efi_secure_mode = mode;
+
+	return EFI_SUCCESS;
+
+err:
+	/* TODO: What action should be taken here? */
+	printf("ERROR: Secure state transition failed\n");
+	return ret;
+}
+
+efi_status_t efi_init_secure_state(void)
+{
+	enum efi_secure_mode mode = EFI_MODE_SETUP;
+	u8 efi_vendor_keys = 0;
+	efi_uintn_t size = 0;
+	efi_status_t ret;
+
+	ret = efi_get_variable_int(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   NULL, &size, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT))
+			mode = EFI_MODE_USER;
+	}
+
+	ret = efi_transfer_secure_state(mode);
+	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* As we do not provide vendor keys this variable is always 0. */
+	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"VendorKeys",
+				   &efi_global_variable_guid,
+				   EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
+				   EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
+				   EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY,
+				   sizeof(efi_vendor_keys),
+				   &efi_vendor_keys, false);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efi_secure_boot_enabled - return if secure boot is enabled or not
+ *
+ * Return:	true if enabled, false if disabled
+ */
+bool efi_secure_boot_enabled(void)
+{
+	return efi_secure_boot;
+}
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
index eab5f005da..64dc3d6df9 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_variable.c
@@ -19,165 +19,6 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <u-boot/crc.h>

-enum efi_secure_mode {
-	EFI_MODE_SETUP,
-	EFI_MODE_USER,
-	EFI_MODE_AUDIT,
-	EFI_MODE_DEPLOYED,
-};
-
-static bool efi_secure_boot;
-static enum efi_secure_mode efi_secure_mode;
-static u8 efi_vendor_keys;
-
-/**
- * efi_set_secure_state - modify secure boot state variables
- * @secure_boot:	value of SecureBoot
- * @setup_mode:		value of SetupMode
- * @audit_mode:		value of AuditMode
- * @deployed_mode:	value of DeployedMode
- *
- * Modify secure boot status related variables as indicated.
- *
- * Return:		status code
- */
-static efi_status_t efi_set_secure_state(u8 secure_boot, u8 setup_mode,
-					 u8 audit_mode, u8 deployed_mode)
-{
-	efi_status_t ret;
-	const u32 attributes_ro = EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
-				  EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
-				  EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY;
-	const u32 attributes_rw = EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
-				  EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS;
-
-	efi_secure_boot = secure_boot;
-
-	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"SecureBoot", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				   attributes_ro, sizeof(secure_boot),
-				   &secure_boot, false);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		goto err;
-
-	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"SetupMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				   attributes_ro, sizeof(setup_mode),
-				   &setup_mode, false);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		goto err;
-
-	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"AuditMode", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				   audit_mode || setup_mode ?
-				   attributes_ro : attributes_rw,
-				   sizeof(audit_mode), &audit_mode, false);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		goto err;
-
-	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"DeployedMode",
-				   &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				   audit_mode || deployed_mode || setup_mode ?
-				   attributes_ro : attributes_rw,
-				   sizeof(deployed_mode), &deployed_mode,
-				   false);
-err:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * efi_transfer_secure_state - handle a secure boot state transition
- * @mode:	new state
- *
- * Depending on @mode, secure boot related variables are updated.
- * Those variables are *read-only* for users, efi_set_variable_int()
- * is called here.
- *
- * Return:	status code
- */
-static efi_status_t efi_transfer_secure_state(enum efi_secure_mode mode)
-{
-	efi_status_t ret;
-
-	EFI_PRINT("Switching secure state from %d to %d\n", efi_secure_mode,
-		  mode);
-
-	if (mode == EFI_MODE_DEPLOYED) {
-		ret = efi_set_secure_state(1, 0, 0, 1);
-		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-			goto err;
-	} else if (mode == EFI_MODE_AUDIT) {
-		ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-					   EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
-					   EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS,
-					   0, NULL, false);
-		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-			goto err;
-
-		ret = efi_set_secure_state(0, 1, 1, 0);
-		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-			goto err;
-	} else if (mode == EFI_MODE_USER) {
-		ret = efi_set_secure_state(1, 0, 0, 0);
-		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-			goto err;
-	} else if (mode == EFI_MODE_SETUP) {
-		ret = efi_set_secure_state(0, 1, 0, 0);
-		if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-			goto err;
-	} else {
-		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-	}
-
-	efi_secure_mode = mode;
-
-	return EFI_SUCCESS;
-
-err:
-	/* TODO: What action should be taken here? */
-	printf("ERROR: Secure state transition failed\n");
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * efi_init_secure_state - initialize secure boot state
- *
- * Return:	status code
- */
-static efi_status_t efi_init_secure_state(void)
-{
-	enum efi_secure_mode mode = EFI_MODE_SETUP;
-	efi_uintn_t size = 0;
-	efi_status_t ret;
-
-	ret = efi_get_variable_int(L"PK", &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				   NULL, &size, NULL, NULL);
-	if (ret == EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL) {
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT))
-			mode = EFI_MODE_USER;
-	}
-
-	ret = efi_transfer_secure_state(mode);
-	if (ret != EFI_SUCCESS)
-		return ret;
-
-	/* As we do not provide vendor keys this variable is always 0. */
-	ret = efi_set_variable_int(L"VendorKeys",
-				   &efi_global_variable_guid,
-				   EFI_VARIABLE_BOOTSERVICE_ACCESS |
-				   EFI_VARIABLE_RUNTIME_ACCESS |
-				   EFI_VARIABLE_READ_ONLY,
-				   sizeof(efi_vendor_keys),
-				   &efi_vendor_keys, false);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * efi_secure_boot_enabled - return if secure boot is enabled or not
- *
- * Return:	true if enabled, false if disabled
- */
-bool efi_secure_boot_enabled(void)
-{
-	return efi_secure_boot;
-}

 #ifdef CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT
 static u8 pkcs7_hdr[] = {
