diff --git a/include/efi_api.h b/include/efi_api.h
index 0e92cb8a7f..ab40b1b5dd 100644
--- a/include/efi_api.h
+++ b/include/efi_api.h
@@ -433,6 +433,10 @@ struct efi_runtime_services {
 	EFI_GUID(0xeb9d2d31, 0x2d88, 0x11d3,  \
 		 0x9a, 0x16, 0x00, 0x90, 0x27, 0x3f, 0xc1, 0x4d)
 
+#define SMBIOS3_TABLE_GUID \
+	EFI_GUID(0xf2fd1544, 0x9794, 0x4a2c, \
+		 0x99, 0x2e, 0xe5, 0xbb, 0xcf, 0x20, 0xe3, 0x94)
+
 #define EFI_LOAD_FILE_PROTOCOL_GUID \
 	EFI_GUID(0x56ec3091, 0x954c, 0x11d2, \
 		 0x8e, 0x3f, 0x00, 0xa0, 0xc9, 0x69, 0x72, 0x3b)
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_smbios.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_smbios.c
index 49adc87e45..5cbce6dc4e 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_smbios.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_smbios.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <smbios.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 
+const efi_guid_t smbios3_guid = SMBIOS3_TABLE_GUID;
+
 enum {
 	TABLE_SIZE	= SZ_4K,
 };
@@ -25,8 +27,10 @@ enum {
  */
 efi_status_t efi_smbios_register(void)
 {
+	const efi_guid_t *guid;
 	ulong addr;
 	efi_status_t ret;
+	void *buf;
 
 	addr = gd_smbios_start();
 	if (!addr) {
@@ -42,8 +46,12 @@ efi_status_t efi_smbios_register(void)
 	log_debug("EFI using SMBIOS tables at %lx\n", addr);
 
 	/* Install SMBIOS information as configuration table */
-	return efi_install_configuration_table(&smbios_guid,
-					       map_sysmem(addr, 0));
+	buf = map_sysmem(addr, 0);
+	guid = !memcmp(buf, "_SM_", 4) ? &smbios_guid : &smbios3_guid;
+	ret = efi_install_configuration_table(guid, buf);
+	unmap_sysmem(buf);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int install_smbios_table(void)