diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/file.c b/fs/efivarfs/file.c
index e9e27a271af0..4b8bc4560d70 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/file.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static ssize_t efivarfs_file_write(struct file *file,
 	} else {
 		inode_lock(inode);
 		i_size_write(inode, datasize + sizeof(attributes));
+		inode->i_mtime = current_time(inode);
 		inode_unlock(inode);
 	}