diff --git a/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/files/kernel.d/efibootmgr.post-remove b/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/files/kernel.d/efibootmgr.post-remove
index 310f4e82062..54557e5cb79 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/files/kernel.d/efibootmgr.post-remove
+++ b/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/files/kernel.d/efibootmgr.post-remove
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ major_version=$(echo $PKGNAME | cut -c 6-)
 hexnum=$(efibootmgr | grep "Void Linux with kernel ${major_version}" | cut -c "5-8")
 
 # delete it
-efibootmgr -Bq -b $hexnum
+[ "$hexnum" ] && efibootmgr -Bq -b $hexnum
diff --git a/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/template b/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/template
index 36a0b6f6bb9..bd2e88bbbea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efibootmgr/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'efibootmgr'
 pkgname=efibootmgr
 version=17
-revision=5
+revision=6
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libefivar-devel popt-devel"
 short_desc="Tool to modify UEFI Firmware Boot Manager Variables"