diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ima_arch.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ima_arch.c
index 4d4f5d9faac3..23054909c8dd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ima_arch.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ima_arch.c
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ extern struct boot_params boot_params;
 
 static enum efi_secureboot_mode get_sb_mode(void)
 {
-	efi_char16_t efi_SecureBoot_name[] = L"SecureBoot";
-	efi_char16_t efi_SetupMode_name[] = L"SecureBoot";
 	efi_guid_t efi_variable_guid = EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID;
 	efi_status_t status;
 	unsigned long size;
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ static enum efi_secureboot_mode get_sb_mode(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Get variable contents into buffer */
-	status = efi.get_variable(efi_SecureBoot_name, &efi_variable_guid,
+	status = efi.get_variable(L"SecureBoot", &efi_variable_guid,
 				  NULL, &size, &secboot);
 	if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND) {
 		pr_info("ima: secureboot mode disabled\n");
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ static enum efi_secureboot_mode get_sb_mode(void)
 	}
 
 	size = sizeof(setupmode);
-	status = efi.get_variable(efi_SetupMode_name, &efi_variable_guid,
+	status = efi.get_variable(L"SetupMode", &efi_variable_guid,
 				  NULL, &size, &setupmode);
 
 	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS)	/* ignore unknown SetupMode */