diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf.c b/stand/common/load_elf.c
index 62fdb560ecf..8bb780ef34d 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf.c
@@ -875,8 +875,8 @@ __elfN(loadimage)(struct preloaded_file *fp, elf_file_t ef, uint64_t off)
 	ef->buckets = ef->hashtab + 2;
 	ef->chains = ef->buckets + ef->nbuckets;
 
-	gfx_state.tg_kernel_supported = false;
-	if (__elfN(lookup_symbol)(ef, "__start_set_vt_drv_set", &sym,
+	if (!gfx_state.tg_kernel_supported &&
+	    __elfN(lookup_symbol)(ef, "__start_set_vt_drv_set", &sym,
 	    STT_NOTYPE) == 0) {
 		p_start = sym.st_value + ef->off;
 		if (__elfN(lookup_symbol)(ef, "__stop_set_vt_drv_set", &sym,