diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c b/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
index 010b668..eef906a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/bootm.c
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
 		printf("...\n");
 	}
 
+	if (data->dryrun)
+		return 0;
+
 	start_linux((void *)kernel, swap, initrd_start, initrd_size, data->oftree);
 
 	restart_machine();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap_generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap_generic.c
index 4e26c6b..2221acf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap_generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap_generic.c
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
 	if (!barebox)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (data->dryrun) {
+		free(barebox)
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	omap_start_barebox(barebox);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/lib/blackfin_linux.c b/arch/blackfin/lib/blackfin_linux.c
index 2561a7e..da2f78b 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/lib/blackfin_linux.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/lib/blackfin_linux.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 	appl = (void *)(idata->os_address + idata->os_entry);
 	printf("Starting Kernel at 0x%p\n", appl);
 
+	if (idata->dryrun)
+		return 0;
+
 	icache_disable();
 
 	strncpy(cmdlinedest, cmdline, 0x1000);
diff --git a/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c b/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c
index b6437f4..c78043b 100644
--- a/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c
+++ b/arch/efi/efi/efi-image.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 static int do_bootm_efi(struct image_data *data)
 {
 	void *tmp;
-	void *initrd;
+	void *initrd = NULL;
 	size_t size;
 	efi_handle_t handle;
 	int ret;
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@
 		printf("...\n");
 	}
 
+	if (data->dryrun) {
+		BS->unload_image(handle);
+		free(boot_header);
+		free(initrd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	efi_set_variable_usec("LoaderTimeExecUSec", &efi_systemd_vendor_guid,
 			      get_time_ns()/1000);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c b/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c
index 84f72f5..ce1521f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/bootm.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 	if (!barebox)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (data->dryrun) {
+		free(barebox)
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	shutdown_barebox();
 
 	barebox();
diff --git a/arch/nios2/lib/bootm.c b/arch/nios2/lib/bootm.c
index 77da119..231568f 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/lib/bootm.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (data->dryrun)
+		return 0;
+
 	kernel = (void *)(idata->os_address + idata->os_entry);
 
 	/* kernel parameters passing
diff --git a/arch/ppc/lib/ppclinux.c b/arch/ppc/lib/ppclinux.c
index 409c0cf..a36682c 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/lib/ppclinux.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/lib/ppclinux.c
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (data->dryrun)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Relocate the device tree if outside the initial
 	 * Linux mapped TLB.
 	 */
diff --git a/commands/bootm.c b/commands/bootm.c
index 75849a1..063da62 100644
--- a/commands/bootm.c
+++ b/commands/bootm.c
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	if (data.dryrun)
-		printf("Dryrun. Aborted\n");
-
 err_out:
 	return ret ? 1 : 0;
 }
diff --git a/common/bootm.c b/common/bootm.c
index f8d9330..7f6533b 100644
--- a/common/bootm.c
+++ b/common/bootm.c
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@
 		printf("Passing control to %s handler\n", handler->name);
 	}
 
+	ret = handler->bootm(data);
 	if (data->dryrun)
-		ret = 0;
-	else
-		ret = handler->bootm(data);
+		printf("Dryrun. Aborted\n");
+
 err_out:
 	if (data->os_res)
 		release_sdram_region(data->os_res);