diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f8af69911b9..395eca1943c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2143,8 +2143,8 @@ if efi_arch == 'x64' and cc.links('''
 endif
 
 have_pyelftools = pymod.find_installation('python3', required : false, modules : ['elftools']).found()
-if get_option('bootloader') == 'true' and (not python_39 or not have_pyelftools)
-        error('EFI bootloader support requires Python >= 3.9 and pyelftools.')
+if get_option('bootloader') == 'true' and not have_pyelftools
+        error('EFI bootloader support requires pyelftools.')
 endif
 
 conf.set10(
@@ -2152,7 +2152,6 @@ conf.set10(
         get_option('efi') and
         get_option('bootloader') in ['auto', 'true'] and
         efi_arch != '' and
-        python_39 and
         have_pyelftools,
 )
 
diff --git a/tools/elf2efi.py b/tools/elf2efi.py
index 20d25321c4d..e233c8e3aba 100755
--- a/tools/elf2efi.py
+++ b/tools/elf2efi.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class PeRelocationBlock(LittleEndianStructure):
 
     def __init__(self, PageRVA: int):
         super().__init__(PageRVA)
-        self.entries: list[PeRelocationEntry] = []
+        self.entries: typing.List[PeRelocationEntry] = []
 
 
 class PeRelocationEntry(LittleEndianStructure):
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def convert_elf_section(elf_s: ELFSection) -> PeSection:
     return pe_s
 
 
-def copy_sections(elf: ELFFile, opt: PeOptionalHeader) -> list[PeSection]:
+def copy_sections(elf: ELFFile, opt: PeOptionalHeader) -> typing.List[PeSection]:
     sections = []
 
     for elf_s in elf.iter_sections():
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def copy_sections(elf: ELFFile, opt: PeOptionalHeader) -> list[PeSection]:
 
 
 def apply_elf_relative_relocation(
-    reloc: ElfRelocation, image_base: int, sections: list[PeSection], addend_size: int
+    reloc: ElfRelocation, image_base: int, sections: typing.List[PeSection], addend_size: int
 ):
     # fmt: off
     [target] = [
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ def convert_elf_reloc_table(
     elf: ELFFile,
     elf_reloc_table: ElfRelocationTable,
     image_base: int,
-    sections: list[PeSection],
-    pe_reloc_blocks: dict[int, PeRelocationBlock],
+    sections: typing.List[PeSection],
+    pe_reloc_blocks: typing.Dict[int, PeRelocationBlock],
 ):
     NONE_RELOC = {
         "EM_386": ENUM_RELOC_TYPE_i386["R_386_NONE"],
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def convert_elf_reloc_table(
 
 
 def convert_elf_relocations(
-    elf: ELFFile, opt: PeOptionalHeader, sections: list[PeSection]
+    elf: ELFFile, opt: PeOptionalHeader, sections: typing.List[PeSection]
 ) -> typing.Optional[PeSection]:
     dynamic = elf.get_section_by_name(".dynamic")
     if dynamic is None:
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def convert_elf_relocations(
     if not flags_tag["d_val"] & ENUM_DT_FLAGS_1["DF_1_PIE"]:
         raise RuntimeError("ELF file is not a PIE.")
 
-    pe_reloc_blocks: dict[int, PeRelocationBlock] = {}
+    pe_reloc_blocks: typing.Dict[int, PeRelocationBlock] = {}
     for reloc_type, reloc_table in dynamic.get_relocation_tables().items():
         if reloc_type not in ["REL", "RELA"]:
             raise RuntimeError("Unsupported relocation type {elf_reloc_type}.")
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ def convert_elf_relocations(
 
 
 def write_pe(
-    file, coff: PeCoffHeader, opt: PeOptionalHeader, sections: list[PeSection]
+    file, coff: PeCoffHeader, opt: PeOptionalHeader, sections: typing.List[PeSection]
 ):
     file.write(b"MZ")
     file.seek(0x3C, io.SEEK_SET)