diff --git a/src/kernel-install/90-uki-copy.install b/src/kernel-install/90-uki-copy.install
index c66c09719cac1..d443c4b40113a 100755
--- a/src/kernel-install/90-uki-copy.install
+++ b/src/kernel-install/90-uki-copy.install
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ KERNEL_VERSION="${2:?}"
 ENTRY_DIR_ABS="$3"
 KERNEL_IMAGE="$4"
 
-[ "$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT" = "uki" ] || exit 0
-
 ENTRY_TOKEN="$KERNEL_INSTALL_ENTRY_TOKEN"
 BOOT_ROOT="$KERNEL_INSTALL_BOOT_ROOT"
 
@@ -48,6 +46,8 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         ;;
 esac
 
+[ "$KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT" = "uki" ] || exit 0
+
 if ! [ -d "$UKI_DIR" ]; then
     [ "$KERNEL_INSTALL_VERBOSE" -gt 0 ] && echo "creating $UKI_DIR"
     mkdir -p "$UKI_DIR"