diff --git a/SecurityPkg/Tcg/Opal/OpalPassword/OpalDriver.c b/SecurityPkg/Tcg/Opal/OpalPassword/OpalDriver.c
index 77905d2bf9e..6bec54b9321 100644
--- a/SecurityPkg/Tcg/Opal/OpalPassword/OpalDriver.c
+++ b/SecurityPkg/Tcg/Opal/OpalPassword/OpalDriver.c
@@ -2667,7 +2667,6 @@ OpalEfiDriverBindingSupported(
 {
   EFI_STATUS                              Status;
   EFI_STORAGE_SECURITY_COMMAND_PROTOCOL*  SecurityCommand;
-  EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL*                  BlkIo;
 
   if (mOpalEndOfDxe) {
     return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;
@@ -2703,33 +2702,6 @@ OpalEfiDriverBindingSupported(
       Controller
       );
 
-  //
-  // Test EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL on controller Handle, required by EFI_STORAGE_SECURITY_COMMAND_PROTOCOL
-  // function APIs
-  //
-  Status = gBS->OpenProtocol(
-    Controller,
-    &gEfiBlockIoProtocolGuid,
-    (VOID **)&BlkIo,
-    This->DriverBindingHandle,
-    Controller,
-    EFI_OPEN_PROTOCOL_BY_DRIVER
-    );
-
-  if (EFI_ERROR(Status)) {
-    DEBUG((DEBUG_INFO, "No EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL on controller\n"));
-    return Status;
-  }
-
-  //
-  // Close protocol and reopen in Start call
-  //
-  gBS->CloseProtocol(
-    Controller,
-    &gEfiBlockIoProtocolGuid,
-    This->DriverBindingHandle,
-    Controller
-    );
 
   return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -2827,30 +2799,42 @@ OpalEfiDriverBindingStart(
     );
   if (EFI_ERROR(Status)) {
     //
-    // Close storage security that was opened
+    // Block_IO not supported on handle
     //
-    gBS->CloseProtocol(
-        Controller,
-        &gEfiStorageSecurityCommandProtocolGuid,
-        This->DriverBindingHandle,
-        Controller
-        );
+    if(Status == EFI_UNSUPPORTED) {
+      BlkIo = NULL;
+    } else {
+      //
+      // Close storage security that was opened
+      //
+      gBS->CloseProtocol(
+          Controller,
+          &gEfiStorageSecurityCommandProtocolGuid,
+          This->DriverBindingHandle,
+          Controller
+          );
 
-    FreePool(Dev);
-    return Status;
+      FreePool(Dev);
+      return Status;
+    }
   }
 
   //
   // Save mediaId
   //
-  Dev->MediaId = BlkIo->Media->MediaId;
+  if(BlkIo == NULL) {
+    // If no Block IO present, use defined MediaId value.
+    Dev->MediaId = 0x0;
+  } else {
+    Dev->MediaId = BlkIo->Media->MediaId;
 
-  gBS->CloseProtocol(
-    Controller,
-    &gEfiBlockIoProtocolGuid,
-    This->DriverBindingHandle,
-    Controller
+    gBS->CloseProtocol(
+      Controller,
+      &gEfiBlockIoProtocolGuid,
+      This->DriverBindingHandle,
+      Controller
     );
+  }
 
   //
   // Acquire Ascii printable name of child, if not found, then ignore device