diff --git a/src/kernel-install/meson.build b/src/kernel-install/meson.build
index b0b6c27ede..f5db4432c9 100644
--- a/src/kernel-install/meson.build
+++ b/src/kernel-install/meson.build
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ loaderentry_install = custom_target(
         install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x',
         install_dir : kernelinstalldir)
 
-uki_copy_install = files('90-uki-copy.install')
+kernel_install_files = files(
+        '50-depmod.install',
+        '90-uki-copy.install',
+)
 
 if want_kernel_install
-        install_data('50-depmod.install',
+        install_data(kernel_install_files,
                      install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x',
                      install_dir : kernelinstalldir)