diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-bgrt.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-bgrt.c
index a2384184a7de..b07c17643210 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-bgrt.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi-bgrt.c
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ void __init efi_bgrt_init(struct acpi_table_header *table)
 		       bgrt->version);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	if (bgrt->status & 0xfe) {
-		pr_notice("Ignoring BGRT: reserved status bits are non-zero %u\n",
-		       bgrt->status);
-		goto out;
-	}
 	if (bgrt->image_type != 0) {
 		pr_notice("Ignoring BGRT: invalid image type %u (expected 0)\n",
 		       bgrt->image_type);