diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh
index 460538126..dae5a753a 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/installer/bootloader_uki.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ _uki_uefi() {
     "${_EDITOR}" "${_CMDLINE}"
     "${_EDITOR}" "${_UKIFY_CONFIG}"
     # enable uki handling in presets
-    sd '#default_uki' 'default_uki' "${_DESTDIR}/etc/mkinitcpio.d/*.preset"
+    sd '#default_uki' 'default_uki' "${_DESTDIR}"/etc/mkinitcpio.d/*.preset
     _run_mkinitcpio
     _mkinitcpio_error
     if [[ -e "${_DESTDIR}/${_UEFISYS_MP}/EFI/Linux/arch-linux.efi" ]]; then