diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/getedid b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/getedid
index 694eefb4d7..b647fe64a9 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/getedid
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/getedid
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ intel_amd() {
 
   # make a backup of $file
   cp "$file" "$file".old
+  
+  #check kernel version
+  check_kernel
 
   # add boot parameters to $file in relation to the used kernel
   if [ "$kernel" -lt "415000" ]; then