diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index da700258f..f941244a0 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ shims_s390x+=(
 arch=$(uname -m)
 if [[ "${arch}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
 	shims=${shims_x86_64[@]}
-else if [[ "${arch}" == "s390x" ]]; then
+elif [[ "${arch}" == "s390x" ]]; then
 	shims=${shims_s390x[@]}
 else
 	die "${arch} is a not supported architecture"