diff --git a/sonic_installer/bootloader/grub.py b/sonic_installer/bootloader/grub.py
index c2bfe8d534..d76ddcc0c7 100644
--- a/sonic_installer/bootloader/grub.py
+++ b/sonic_installer/bootloader/grub.py
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ def is_secure_upgrade_image_verification_supported(self):
 
         check_if_verification_is_enabled_and_supported_code = '''
         SECURE_UPGRADE_ENABLED=0
-        if [ -d "/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" ]; then
+        #Disabling the check for cisco-8000 platforms as platform-side support is not ready yet. This will be removed once platform
+        #support is added.
+        ASIC_TYPE=$(sonic-cfggen -y /etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml -v asic_type)
+        if [ -d "/sys/firmware/efi/efivars" ] && [[ ${ASIC_TYPE} != *"cisco-8000"* ]]; then
             if ! [ -n "$(ls -A /sys/firmware/efi/efivars 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
                 mount -t efivarfs none /sys/firmware/efi/efivars 2>/dev/null
             fi