diff --git a/userspace/install-unit.sh b/userspace/install-unit.sh
index 2fe3d1b4f..a4b532a11 100755
--- a/userspace/install-unit.sh
+++ b/userspace/install-unit.sh
@@ -107,4 +107,6 @@ done
 # target jetson. This means you may
 jcp $nvgpu_bins            nvgpu_unit
 jcp $TOP/kernel/nvgpu      $TOP/kernel
-jcp $TOP/kernel/nvgpu-next $TOP/kernel
+if [ -d TOP/kernel/nvgpu-next ]; then
+    jcp $TOP/kernel/nvgpu-next $TOP/kernel
+fi