diff --git a/hypervisor/scripts/makefile/config.mk b/hypervisor/scripts/makefile/config.mk
index 8caed0627..afec298de 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scripts/makefile/config.mk
+++ b/hypervisor/scripts/makefile/config.mk
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@ $(HV_SCENARIO_XML):
 	    echo "Scenario XML is being fetched from $(abspath $(SCENARIO_FILE))"; \
 	    mkdir -p $(dir $(HV_SCENARIO_XML)); \
 	    python3 $(HV_CONFIG_TOOL_DIR)/scenario_config/default_populator.py $(SCENARIO_FILE) $(HV_SCENARIO_XML); \
-	    if [ -z $$(xmllint --xpath 'string(//@scenario)' $(HV_SCENARIO_XML)) ]; then \
-	      sed "s#<acrn-config#<acrn-config scenario=\"$(SCENARIO)\"#g" -i $(HV_SCENARIO_XML); \
-	    fi; \
+	    sed "s#<acrn-config.*#<acrn-config scenario=\"$(SCENARIO)\" >#g" -i $(HV_SCENARIO_XML); \
 	  else \
 	    echo "No pre-defined scenario available at $(SCENARIO_FILE)"; \
 	    echo "Try setting another predefined BOARD or SCENARIO or specifying a scenario XML file"; \