diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bbd176d..8685e8a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+mdadm (4.4-11) sid; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Daniel Baumann ]
+  * Harmonizing watch file.
+
+  [ Cyrus Lien ]
+  * Adding a initramfs-tools script to mount the efivarfs during the
+    initramfs boot phase (LP: #1993541).
+
+ -- Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>  Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:21:05 +0200
+
 mdadm (4.4-10) sid; urgency=medium
 
   * Simplifying watch file to make it actually work.
diff --git a/debian/local/initramfs-tools/init-top/00_mount_efivarfs b/debian/local/initramfs-tools/init-top/00_mount_efivarfs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fa56bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/local/initramfs-tools/init-top/00_mount_efivarfs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+PREREQ=""
+prereqs()
+{
+ echo "$PREREQ"
+}
+case $1 in
+# get pre-requisites
+prereqs)
+ prereqs
+ exit 0
+ ;;
+esac
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2013
+if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ]; then
+	mount -t efivarfs -o rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
+fi