diff --git a/bin/check-yaml.in b/bin/check-yaml.in
index 545ae23..73e945f 100644
--- a/bin/check-yaml.in
+++ b/bin/check-yaml.in
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
 
 check_root
 
-prepare_dir "${tmp_dir}"
-
 eval_build_list "${list_dir_iso}" "${build_list_iso}"
 
 ${pretend} && display_settings && exit 1
diff --git a/lib/util-yaml.sh b/lib/util-yaml.sh
index a4bd57c..21f27cb 100644
--- a/lib/util-yaml.sh
+++ b/lib/util-yaml.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ write_finished_conf(){
 }
 
 get_preset(){
+    prepare_dir "${tmp_dir}"
     local p=${tmp_dir}/${kernel}.preset kvmaj kvmin digit
     cp ${DATADIR}/linux.preset $p
     digit=${kernel##linux}