diff --git a/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 578743672d..1f5b858b1b 100755
--- a/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -128,12 +128,16 @@ install_kata_components() {
 		libexecdir="libexec"
 		if [ "$p" == "shim" ]; then
 			libexecdir="/${destdir}/${prefix}/libexec/"
+			make PREFIX="${prefix}" \
+				DESTDIR="${destdir}" \
+				LIBEXECDIR="${libexecdir}" \
+				install
+		else
+			echo "Install"
+			make PREFIX="${prefix}" \
+				DESTDIR="${destdir}" \
+				install
 		fi
-		echo "Install"
-		make PREFIX="${prefix}" \
-			DESTDIR="${destdir}" \
-			LIBEXECDIR="${libexecdir}" \
-			install
 		popd >>/dev/null
 	done
 	sed -i -e '/^initrd =/d' "${destdir}/${prefix}/share/defaults/${project}/configuration.toml"