diff --git a/install/cl_install.py b/install/cl_install.py
index 1511234..f4622e2 100644
--- a/install/cl_install.py
+++ b/install/cl_install.py
@@ -393,6 +393,15 @@ class Install(color_print):
                               *grubParams, stderr=STDOUT,envdict=os.environ)
             if grubProcess.failed():
                 raise DistributiveError(_("Failed to install the bootloader"))
+            efiBootMgr = varsShare().getProgPath('/usr/sbin/efibootmgr')
+            dmesg = varsShare().getProgPath('/bin/dmesg')
+            if efiBootMgr and dmesg:
+                if not re.search('Boot.*calculate',
+                        process(efiBootMgr).read(),re.M) and \
+                   re.search('efivars.*set_variable.*failed',
+                        process(dmesg).read(),re.M):
+                    raise DistributiveError(
+                        _("Failed to create the UEFI boot record"))
         else:
             for bootPath in ("/boot","/"):
                 bootDisk = self.clVars.Select("os_install_disk_dev",