diff --git a/stand/efi/loader/main.c b/stand/efi/loader/main.c
--- a/stand/efi/loader/main.c
+++ b/stand/efi/loader/main.c
@@ -1152,12 +1152,45 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+efi_smbios_detect(void)
+{
+	VOID *smbios_v2_ptr = NULL;
+	UINTN k;
+
+	for (k = 0; k < ST->NumberOfTableEntries; k++) {
+		EFI_GUID *guid;
+		VOID *const VT = ST->ConfigurationTable[k].VendorTable;
+		char buf[40];
+		bool is_smbios_v2, is_smbios_v3;
+
+		guid = &ST->ConfigurationTable[k].VendorGuid;
+		is_smbios_v2 = memcmp(guid, &smbios, sizeof(*guid)) == 0;
+		is_smbios_v3 = memcmp(guid, &smbios3, sizeof(*guid)) == 0;
+
+		if (!is_smbios_v2 && !is_smbios_v3)
+			continue;
+
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%p", VT);
+		setenv("hint.smbios.0.mem", buf, 1);
+		if (is_smbios_v2)
+			/*
+			 * We will parse a v2 table only if we don't find a v3
+			 * table.  In the meantime, store the address.
+			 */
+			smbios_v2_ptr = VT;
+		else if (smbios_detect(VT) != NULL)
+			/* v3 parsing succeeded, we are done. */
+			return;
+	}
+	if (smbios_v2_ptr != NULL)
+		(void)smbios_detect(smbios_v2_ptr);
+}
+
 EFI_STATUS
 main(int argc, CHAR16 *argv[])
 {
-	EFI_GUID *guid;
 	int howto, i, uhowto;
-	UINTN k;
 	bool has_kbd, is_last;
 	char *s;
 	EFI_DEVICE_PATH *imgpath;
@@ -1180,19 +1213,7 @@
 	archsw.arch_zfs_probe = efi_zfs_probe;
 
 #if !defined(__arm__)
-	for (k = 0; k < ST->NumberOfTableEntries; k++) {
-		guid = &ST->ConfigurationTable[k].VendorGuid;
-		if (!memcmp(guid, &smbios, sizeof(EFI_GUID)) ||
-		    !memcmp(guid, &smbios3, sizeof(EFI_GUID))) {
-			char buf[40];
-
-			snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%p",
-			    ST->ConfigurationTable[k].VendorTable);
-			setenv("hint.smbios.0.mem", buf, 1);
-			smbios_detect(ST->ConfigurationTable[k].VendorTable);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+	efi_smbios_detect();
 #endif
 
         /* Get our loaded image protocol interface structure. */