diff --git a/src/barebox-state.c b/src/barebox-state.c
index 25f3bc3..a40b32d 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <mtd/mtd-abi.h>
 
 #include <barebox-state/state.h>
+#include <barebox-state.h>
 #include <dt/dt.h>
 #include <state.h>
 
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(state, &state_list.list, list) {
-		state->state = state_get(state->name, readonly);
+		state->state = state_get(state->name, readonly, auth);
 		if (!IS_ERR(state->state) && !state->name)
 			state->name = state->state->name;
 		if (IS_ERR(state->state)) {
diff --git a/src/barebox-state.h b/src/barebox-state.h
index 08d5b6e..00c758f 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state.h
+++ b/src/barebox-state.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __BAREBOX_STATE__
 #define __BAREBOX_STATE__
 
-struct state *state_get(const char *name);
+struct state *state_get(const char *name, bool readonly);
 char *state_get_var(struct state *state, const char *var);
 
 #endif /* __BAREBOX_STATE__ */
diff --git a/src/keystore-blob.c b/src/keystore-blob.c
index 089fea7..e3bffb3 100644
--- a/src/keystore-blob.c
+++ b/src/keystore-blob.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	if (!state) {
 		struct state *tmp;
 
-		tmp = state_get(keystore_state_name);
+		tmp = state_get(keystore_state_name, true);
 		if (IS_ERR(tmp))
 			return  PTR_ERR(tmp);
 		state = tmp;