diff --git a/hw/uefi/var-service-core.c b/hw/uefi/var-service-core.c
index 8ed8378ab9..4836a0cb81 100644
--- a/hw/uefi/var-service-core.c
+++ b/hw/uefi/var-service-core.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ static int uefi_vars_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     uefi_vars_state *uv = opaque;
 
     uefi_vars_update_storage(uv);
+    uefi_vars_json_save(uv);
     uv->buffer = g_malloc(uv->buf_size);
     return 0;
 }