diff --git a/src/sim.c b/src/sim.c
index 2ee2b29e..0792b1ca 100644
--- a/src/sim.c
+++ b/src/sim.c
@@ -1434,11 +1434,19 @@ static void sim_efust_read_cb(int ok, int length, int record,
 	sim->efust = g_memdup(data, length);
 	sim->efust_length = length;
 
-	ofono_sim_read(sim, SIM_EFEST_FILEID,
-			OFONO_SIM_FILE_STRUCTURE_TRANSPARENT,
-			sim_efest_read_cb, sim);
+	/*
+	 * Check whether the SIM provides EFest file
+	 * According to 31.102, section 4.2.24 and 4.2.44 the EFest file
+	 * must be present if EFfdn or EFbdn are present
+	 */
+	if (sim_ust_is_available(sim->efust, sim->efust_length,
+				SIM_UST_SERVICE_ENABLED_SERVICE_TABLE)) {
+		ofono_sim_read(sim, SIM_EFEST_FILEID,
+				OFONO_SIM_FILE_STRUCTURE_TRANSPARENT,
+				sim_efest_read_cb, sim);
 
-	return;
+		return;
+	}
 
 out:
 	sim_retrieve_imsi(sim);