diff --git a/grub-core/loader/arm64/xen_boot.c b/grub-core/loader/arm64/xen_boot.c
index 33a855df4..a742868a4 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/arm64/xen_boot.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/arm64/xen_boot.c
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ grub_cmd_xen_module (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__((unused)),
 
   grub_dprintf ("xen_loader", "Init module and node info\n");
 
-  if (nounzip)
-    grub_file_filter_disable_compression ();
-  file = grub_file_open (argv[0]);
+  file = grub_file_open (argv[0], GRUB_FILE_TYPE_XEN_MODULE
+			 | (nounzip ? GRUB_FILE_TYPE_NO_DECOMPRESS
+			    : GRUB_FILE_TYPE_NONE));
   if (!file)
     goto fail;
 
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ grub_cmd_xen_hypervisor (grub_command_t cmd __attribute__ ((unused)),
       goto fail;
     }
 
-  file = grub_file_open (argv[0]);
+  file = grub_file_open (argv[0], GRUB_FILE_TYPE_XEN_HYPERVISOR);
   if (!file)
     goto fail;
 
diff --git a/include/grub/file.h b/include/grub/file.h
index 9aae46355..cbbd29465 100644
--- a/include/grub/file.h
+++ b/include/grub/file.h
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ enum grub_file_type
     /* Multiboot module.  */
     GRUB_FILE_TYPE_MULTIBOOT_MODULE,
 
+    /* Xen hypervisor - used on ARM only. */
+    GRUB_FILE_TYPE_XEN_HYPERVISOR,
+    /* Xen module - used on ARM only. */
+    GRUB_FILE_TYPE_XEN_MODULE,
+
     GRUB_FILE_TYPE_BSD_KERNEL,
     GRUB_FILE_TYPE_FREEBSD_ENV,
     GRUB_FILE_TYPE_FREEBSD_MODULE,