diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c
index cbea447122ca..63a1e1fe0185 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c
@@ -366,22 +366,24 @@ static int plpks_read_var(u8 consumer, struct plpks_var *var)
 {
 	unsigned long retbuf[PLPAR_HCALL_BUFSIZE] = { 0 };
 	struct plpks_auth *auth;
-	struct label *label;
+	struct label *label = NULL;
 	u8 *output;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (var->namelen > MAX_NAME_SIZE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	auth = construct_auth(PKS_OS_OWNER);
+	auth = construct_auth(consumer);
 	if (IS_ERR(auth))
 		return PTR_ERR(auth);
 
-	label = construct_label(var->component, var->os, var->name,
-				var->namelen);
-	if (IS_ERR(label)) {
-		rc = PTR_ERR(label);
-		goto out_free_auth;
+	if (consumer == PKS_OS_OWNER) {
+		label = construct_label(var->component, var->os, var->name,
+					var->namelen);
+		if (IS_ERR(label)) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(label);
+			goto out_free_auth;
+		}
 	}
 
 	output = kzalloc(maxobjsize, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -390,9 +392,15 @@ static int plpks_read_var(u8 consumer, struct plpks_var *var)
 		goto out_free_label;
 	}
 
-	rc = plpar_hcall(H_PKS_READ_OBJECT, retbuf, virt_to_phys(auth),
-			 virt_to_phys(label), label->size, virt_to_phys(output),
-			 maxobjsize);
+	if (consumer == PKS_OS_OWNER)
+		rc = plpar_hcall(H_PKS_READ_OBJECT, retbuf, virt_to_phys(auth),
+				 virt_to_phys(label), label->size, virt_to_phys(output),
+				 maxobjsize);
+	else
+		rc = plpar_hcall(H_PKS_READ_OBJECT, retbuf, virt_to_phys(auth),
+				 virt_to_phys(var->name), var->namelen, virt_to_phys(output),
+				 maxobjsize);
+
 
 	if (rc != H_SUCCESS) {
 		pr_err("Failed to read variable %s for component %s with error %d\n",