diff --git a/include/efi_loader.h b/include/efi_loader.h
index 34e44c6677..1417c3588f 100644
--- a/include/efi_loader.h
+++ b/include/efi_loader.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_root_node_register(void);
 /* Called by bootefi to initialize runtime */
 efi_status_t efi_initialize_system_table(void);
 /* Called by bootefi to make console interface available */
-int efi_console_register(void);
+efi_status_t efi_console_register(void);
 /* Called by bootefi to make all disk storage accessible as EFI objects */
 efi_status_t efi_disk_register(void);
 /* Create handles and protocols for the partitions of a block device */
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_console.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_console.c
index 7ecdbb1666..0225222a61 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_console.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_console.c
@@ -1045,8 +1045,10 @@ static void EFIAPI efi_key_notify(struct efi_event *event, void *context)
  * efi_console_register() - install the console protocols
  *
  * This function is called from do_bootefi_exec().
+ *
+ * Return:	status code
  */
-int efi_console_register(void)
+efi_status_t efi_console_register(void)
 {
 	efi_status_t r;
 	struct efi_object *efi_console_output_obj;