diff --git a/pkg/KubeArmorOperator/internal/controller/resources.go b/pkg/KubeArmorOperator/internal/controller/resources.go
index 94029195d1..ecc4fd799c 100644
--- a/pkg/KubeArmorOperator/internal/controller/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/KubeArmorOperator/internal/controller/resources.go
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ func generateDaemonset(name, enforcer, runtime, socket, btfPresent, apparmorfs,
 	commonVols := common.CommonVolumes
 	commonVolMnts := common.CommonVolumesMount
 
-	if btfPresent == "no" || initDeploy {
+	if initDeploy || btfPresent == "no" {
+		if btfPresent == "no" {
+			commonVols = append(commonVols, common.KernelHeaderVolumes...)
+			commonVolMnts = append(commonVolMnts, common.KernelHeaderVolumesMount...)
+		}
 		commonVols = append(commonVols, common.BPFVolumes...)
 		commonVolMnts = append(commonVolMnts, common.BPFVolumesMount...)
-		commonVols = append(commonVols, common.KernelHeaderVolumes...)
-		commonVolMnts = append(commonVolMnts, common.KernelHeaderVolumesMount...)
 	}
 	vols = append(vols, commonVols...)
 	volMnts = append(volMnts, commonVolMnts...)