diff --git a/simpleimage/make_simpleimage.sh b/simpleimage/make_simpleimage.sh
index 9845bb8..2545fff 100755
--- a/simpleimage/make_simpleimage.sh
+++ b/simpleimage/make_simpleimage.sh
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-if [ -n "$kernel_tarball" -a "$kernel_tarball" != "-" ]; then
-	echo "Using Kernel from $kernel_tarball ..."
-	tar -C $temp -xJf "$kernel_tarball"
-	kernel=$temp/boot
-	mv $temp/boot/uEnv.txt.in $temp/boot/uEnv.txt
-fi
-
 boot0_position=8      # KiB
 uboot_position=19096  # KiB
 part_position=20480   # KiB
@@ -90,7 +83,12 @@ dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=${boot_size} of=${out}1
 mkfs.vfat -n BOOT ${out}1
 
 # Add boot support if there
-if [ -e "${kernel}/pine64/Image" -a -e "${kernel}/pine64/sun50i-a64-pine64-plus.dtb" ]; then
+if [ -n "$kernel_tarball" ]; then
+	echo "Using Kernel from $kernel_tarball ..."
+	tar -C $temp -xJf "$kernel_tarball"
+	mv $temp/boot/uEnv.txt.in $temp/boot/uEnv.txt
+	mcopy -sm -i ${out}1 ${temp}/boot/* ::
+elif [ -e "${kernel}/pine64/Image" -a -e "${kernel}/pine64/sun50i-a64-pine64-plus.dtb" ]; then
 	mcopy -sm -i ${out}1 ${kernel}/pine64 ::
 	mcopy -m -i ${out}1 ${kernel}/initrd.img :: || true
 	mcopy -m -i ${out}1 ${kernel}/uEnv.txt :: || true