diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
index b9e54f5..1192bdb 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ efi_status_t efi_create_event(uint32_t type, efi_uintn_t notify_tpl,
 		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 	}
 
-	if (is_valid_tpl(notify_tpl) != EFI_SUCCESS)
+	if ((type & (EVT_NOTIFY_WAIT | EVT_NOTIFY_SIGNAL)) &&
+	    (is_valid_tpl(notify_tpl) != EFI_SUCCESS))
 		return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 
 	evt = calloc(1, sizeof(struct efi_event));