diff --git a/src/boot/efi/boot.c b/src/boot/efi/boot.c
index 9a02902428..21898837e0 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/boot.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/boot.c
@@ -1657,8 +1657,7 @@ static EFI_STATUS image_start(EFI_HANDLE parent_image, const Config *config, con
                                     loaded_image->LoadOptionsSize, loaded_image->LoadOptions);
                 if (EFI_ERROR(err)) {
                         Print(L"Unable to add image options measurement: %r", err);
-                        uefi_call_wrapper(BS->Stall, 1, 3 * 1000 * 1000);
-                        return err;
+                        uefi_call_wrapper(BS->Stall, 1, 200 * 1000);
                 }
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/src/boot/efi/stub.c b/src/boot/efi/stub.c
index bef416aa5c..7d03370cbd 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/stub.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/stub.c
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ EFI_STATUS efi_main(EFI_HANDLE image, EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE *sys_table) {
                                     loaded_image->LoadOptionsSize, loaded_image->LoadOptions);
                 if (EFI_ERROR(err)) {
                         Print(L"Unable to add image options measurement: %r", err);
-                        uefi_call_wrapper(BS->Stall, 1, 3 * 1000 * 1000);
-                        return err;
+                        uefi_call_wrapper(BS->Stall, 1, 200 * 1000);
                 }
 #endif
         }