diff --git a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
index 253fb9a7fc98..c1c622b4dc78 100644
--- a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
+++ b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
@@ -66,6 +66,43 @@ static __init void *get_cert_list(efi_char16_t *name, efi_guid_t *guid,
 }
 
 /*
+ * load_moklist_certs() - Load MokList certs
+ *
+ * Load the certs contained in the UEFI MokListRT database into the
+ * platform trusted keyring.
+ *
+ * Return:	Status
+ */
+static int __init load_moklist_certs(void)
+{
+	efi_guid_t mok_var = EFI_SHIM_LOCK_GUID;
+	void *mok;
+	unsigned long moksize;
+	efi_status_t status;
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Get MokListRT. It might not exist, so it isn't an error
+	 * if we can't get it.
+	 */
+	mok = get_cert_list(L"MokListRT", &mok_var, &moksize, &status);
+	if (mok) {
+		rc = parse_efi_signature_list("UEFI:MokListRT",
+					      mok, moksize, get_handler_for_db);
+		kfree(mok);
+		if (rc)
+			pr_err("Couldn't parse MokListRT signatures: %d\n", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+	if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
+		pr_debug("MokListRT variable wasn't found\n");
+	else
+		pr_info("Couldn't get UEFI MokListRT\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * load_uefi_certs() - Load certs from UEFI sources
+ *
  * Load the certs contained in the UEFI databases into the platform trusted
  * keyring and the UEFI blacklisted X.509 cert SHA256 hashes into the blacklist
  * keyring.
@@ -73,17 +110,16 @@ static __init void *get_cert_list(efi_char16_t *name, efi_guid_t *guid,
 static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 {
 	efi_guid_t secure_var = EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID;
-	efi_guid_t mok_var = EFI_SHIM_LOCK_GUID;
-	void *db = NULL, *dbx = NULL, *mok = NULL;
-	unsigned long dbsize = 0, dbxsize = 0, moksize = 0;
+	void *db = NULL, *dbx = NULL;
+	unsigned long dbsize = 0, dbxsize = 0;
 	efi_status_t status;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (!efi_rt_services_supported(EFI_RT_SUPPORTED_GET_VARIABLE))
 		return false;
 
-	/* Get db, MokListRT, and dbx.  They might not exist, so it isn't
-	 * an error if we can't get them.
+	/* Get db and dbx.  They might not exist, so it isn't an error
+	 * if we can't get them.
 	 */
 	if (!uefi_check_ignore_db()) {
 		db = get_cert_list(L"db", &secure_var, &dbsize, &status);
@@ -102,20 +138,6 @@ static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	mok = get_cert_list(L"MokListRT", &mok_var, &moksize, &status);
-	if (!mok) {
-		if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
-			pr_debug("MokListRT variable wasn't found\n");
-		else
-			pr_info("Couldn't get UEFI MokListRT\n");
-	} else {
-		rc = parse_efi_signature_list("UEFI:MokListRT",
-					      mok, moksize, get_handler_for_db);
-		if (rc)
-			pr_err("Couldn't parse MokListRT signatures: %d\n", rc);
-		kfree(mok);
-	}
-
 	dbx = get_cert_list(L"dbx", &secure_var, &dbxsize, &status);
 	if (!dbx) {
 		if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
@@ -131,6 +153,9 @@ static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 		kfree(dbx);
 	}
 
+	/* Load the MokListRT certs */
+	rc = load_moklist_certs();
+
 	return rc;
 }
 late_initcall(load_uefi_certs);