diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
index f734f7891429..1dc9e179b0fc 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
             rockchip              tags=package=runtime
             ..
         ..
-        efi
-        ..
         firmware
         ..
         loader.conf.d             tags=package=bootloader
diff --git a/release/tools/arm.subr b/release/tools/arm.subr
index 343d9f3a7034..2f91490c0859 100644
--- a/release/tools/arm.subr
+++ b/release/tools/arm.subr
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ arm_install_base() {
 		TARGET_ARCH=${EMBEDDED_TARGET_ARCH} \
 		DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} KERNCONF=${KERNEL} \
 		${CONF_FILES} installworld installkernel distribution
+	chroot ${CHROOTDIR} mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/boot/efi
 	chroot ${CHROOTDIR} mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/boot/msdos
 
 	arm_create_user