diff --git a/src/cmd-buildextend-live b/src/cmd-buildextend-live
index a11111679d..24dac4a9b4 100755
--- a/src/cmd-buildextend-live
+++ b/src/cmd-buildextend-live
@@ -97,7 +97,12 @@ name_version = f'{base_name}-{args.build}'
 # to shorten this more intelligently, otherwise we truncate the
 # version which may impede uniqueness.
 volid = name_version[0:32]
-
+kernel_name = f'{base_name}-{args.build}-live-kernel-{basearch}'
+initramfs_name = f'{base_name}-{args.build}-live-initramfs.{basearch}.img'
+rootfs_name = f'{base_name}-{args.build}-live-rootfs.{basearch}.img'
+kernel_file = os.path.join(builddir, kernel_name)
+initramfs_file = os.path.join(builddir, initramfs_name)
+rootfs_file = os.path.join(builddir, rootfs_name)
 # The kernel requires that uncompressed cpio archives appended to an initrd
 # start on a 4-byte boundary.  If there's misalignment, it stops unpacking
 # and says:
@@ -763,13 +768,6 @@ boot
         }
     })
     shutil.move(tmpisofile, f"{builddir}/{iso_name}")
-
-    kernel_name = f'{base_name}-{args.build}-live-kernel-{basearch}'
-    initramfs_name = f'{base_name}-{args.build}-live-initramfs.{basearch}.img'
-    rootfs_name = f'{base_name}-{args.build}-live-rootfs.{basearch}.img'
-    kernel_file = os.path.join(builddir, kernel_name)
-    initramfs_file = os.path.join(builddir, initramfs_name)
-    rootfs_file = os.path.join(builddir, rootfs_name)
     shutil.copyfile(os.path.join(tmpisoimagespxe, kernel_img), kernel_file)
     shutil.move(pxe_initramfs, initramfs_file)
     shutil.move(pxe_rootfs, rootfs_file)