diff --git a/sys/ia64/ia64/efi.c b/sys/ia64/ia64/efi.c
index 4d93253c56e..7e6fdaa9ef8 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/ia64/efi.c
+++ b/sys/ia64/ia64/efi.c
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ efi_var_nextname(size_t *namesize, efi_char *name, struct uuid *vendor)
 }
  
 int
-efi_var_set(efi_char *name, struct uuid *vendor, uint32_t *attrib,
-    size_t *datasize, void *data)
+efi_var_set(efi_char *name, struct uuid *vendor, uint32_t attrib,
+    size_t datasize, void *data)
 {
 	efi_status status;
  
-	status = efi_runtime->rt_getvar(name, vendor, attrib, datasize, data);
+	status = efi_runtime->rt_setvar(name, vendor, attrib, datasize, data);
 	return (efi_status_to_errno(status));
 }
diff --git a/sys/ia64/include/efi.h b/sys/ia64/include/efi.h
index a863172a1e7..53ff11750c4 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/include/efi.h
+++ b/sys/ia64/include/efi.h
@@ -161,6 +161,6 @@ void efi_reset_system(void);
 int efi_set_time(struct efi_tm *);
 int efi_var_get(efi_char *, struct uuid *, uint32_t *, size_t *, void *);
 int efi_var_nextname(size_t *, efi_char *, struct uuid *);
-int efi_var_set(efi_char *, struct uuid *, uint32_t *, size_t *, void *);
+int efi_var_set(efi_char *, struct uuid *, uint32_t, size_t, void *);
 
 #endif /* _MACHINE_EFI_H_ */