{
        unsigned long retbuf[PLPAR_HCALL_BUFSIZE] = { 0 };
        struct plpks_auth *auth;
-       struct label *label;
+       struct label *label = NULL;
        u8 *output;
        int rc;
 
        if (var->namelen > MAX_NAME_SIZE)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       auth = construct_auth(PKS_OS_OWNER);
+       auth = construct_auth(consumer);
        if (IS_ERR(auth))
                return PTR_ERR(auth);
 
-       label = construct_label(var->component, var->os, var->name,
-                               var->namelen);
-       if (IS_ERR(label)) {
-               rc = PTR_ERR(label);
-               goto out_free_auth;
+       if (consumer == PKS_OS_OWNER) {
+               label = construct_label(var->component, var->os, var->name,
+                                       var->namelen);
+               if (IS_ERR(label)) {
+                       rc = PTR_ERR(label);
+                       goto out_free_auth;
+               }
        }
 
        output = kzalloc(maxobjsize, GFP_KERNEL);
                goto out_free_label;
        }
 
-       rc = plpar_hcall(H_PKS_READ_OBJECT, retbuf, virt_to_phys(auth),
-                        virt_to_phys(label), label->size, virt_to_phys(output),
-                        maxobjsize);
+       if (consumer == PKS_OS_OWNER)
+               rc = plpar_hcall(H_PKS_READ_OBJECT, retbuf, virt_to_phys(auth),
+                                virt_to_phys(label), label->size, virt_to_phys(output),
+                                maxobjsize);
+       else
+               rc = plpar_hcall(H_PKS_READ_OBJECT, retbuf, virt_to_phys(auth),
+                                virt_to_phys(var->name), var->namelen, virt_to_phys(output),
+                                maxobjsize);
+
 
        if (rc != H_SUCCESS) {
                rc = pseries_status_to_err(rc);