diff --git a/kernel/kexec_handover.c b/kernel/kexec_handover.c
index ecd1ac210dbd..c58afd23a241 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_handover.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_handover.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ int kho_fill_kimage(struct kimage *image)
 	int err = 0;
 	struct kexec_buf scratch;
 
-	if (!kho_enable)
+	if (!kho_out.finalized)
 		return 0;
 
 	image->kho.fdt = page_to_phys(kho_out.ser.fdt);