diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/internal.h b/fs/efivarfs/internal.h
index 169252e6dc46..f7206158ee81 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/internal.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct efivar_entry {
 
 int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *,
 			    struct list_head *),
-		void *data, bool duplicates, struct list_head *head);
+		void *data, struct list_head *head);
 
 int efivar_entry_add(struct efivar_entry *entry, struct list_head *head);
 void __efivar_entry_add(struct efivar_entry *entry, struct list_head *head);
diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/super.c b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
index 210daac79748..bb14462f6d99 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int efivarfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return efivar_init(efivarfs_callback, sb, true, &sfi->efivarfs_list);
+	return efivar_init(efivarfs_callback, sb, &sfi->efivarfs_list);
 }
 
 static int efivarfs_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc)
diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/vars.c b/fs/efivarfs/vars.c
index 2ad377818d0f..4d722af1014f 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/vars.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/vars.c
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ static void dup_variable_bug(efi_char16_t *str16, efi_guid_t *vendor_guid,
  * efivar_init - build the initial list of EFI variables
  * @func: callback function to invoke for every variable
  * @data: function-specific data to pass to @func
- * @duplicates: error if we encounter duplicates on @head?
  * @head: initialised head of variable list
  *
  * Get every EFI variable from the firmware and invoke @func. @func
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ static void dup_variable_bug(efi_char16_t *str16, efi_guid_t *vendor_guid,
  */
 int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *,
 			    struct list_head *),
-		void *data, bool duplicates, struct list_head *head)
+		void *data, struct list_head *head)
 {
 	unsigned long variable_name_size = 512;
 	efi_char16_t *variable_name;
@@ -414,8 +413,7 @@ int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *,
 			 * we'll ever see a different variable name,
 			 * and may end up looping here forever.
 			 */
-			if (duplicates &&
-			    variable_is_present(variable_name, &vendor_guid,
+			if (variable_is_present(variable_name, &vendor_guid,
 						head)) {
 				dup_variable_bug(variable_name, &vendor_guid,
 						 variable_name_size);