diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c
index ff69e6eb79..d517d686c3 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_load_initrd.c
@@ -98,19 +98,20 @@ efi_load_file2_initrd(struct efi_load_file_protocol *this,
 		      struct efi_device_path *file_path, bool boot_policy,
 		      efi_uintn_t *buffer_size, void *buffer)
 {
-	const char *filespec = CONFIG_EFI_INITRD_FILESPEC;
+	char *filespec;
 	efi_status_t status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
 	loff_t file_sz = 0, read_sz = 0;
 	char *dev, *part, *file;
-	char *s;
+	char *pos;
 	int ret;
 
 	EFI_ENTRY("%p, %p, %d, %p, %p", this, file_path, boot_policy,
 		  buffer_size, buffer);
 
-	s = strdup(filespec);
-	if (!s)
+	filespec = strdup(CONFIG_EFI_INITRD_FILESPEC);
+	if (!filespec)
 		goto out;
+	pos = filespec;
 
 	if (!this || this != &efi_lf2_protocol ||
 	    !buffer_size) {
@@ -136,13 +137,13 @@ efi_load_file2_initrd(struct efi_load_file_protocol *this,
 	 * * a device and partition identifier, e.g. "0:1"
 	 * * a file path on the block device, e.g. "/boot/initrd.cpio.gz"
 	 */
-	dev = strsep(&s, " ");
+	dev = strsep(&pos, " ");
 	if (!dev)
 		goto out;
-	part = strsep(&s, " ");
+	part = strsep(&pos, " ");
 	if (!part)
 		goto out;
-	file = strsep(&s, " ");
+	file = strsep(&pos, " ");
 	if (!file)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ efi_load_file2_initrd(struct efi_load_file_protocol *this,
 	}
 
 out:
-	free(s);
+	free(filespec);
 	return EFI_EXIT(status);
 }