diff --git a/build-kmod-xpadneo.sh b/build-kmod-xpadneo.sh
index 305cd66c..fa7e1340 100755
--- a/build-kmod-xpadneo.sh
+++ b/build-kmod-xpadneo.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set -oeux pipefail
+set -oux pipefail
 
 
 ARCH="$(rpm -E '%_arch')"
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ RELEASE="$(rpm -E '%fedora')"
 cp /tmp/ublue-os-akmods-addons/rpmbuild/SOURCES/negativo17-fedora-multimedia.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/
 
 if [[ "${FEDORA_MAJOR_VERSION}" -ge 41 ]]; then
-  dnf search akmod-xpadneo|grep -q "akmod-xpadneo"
-  if [ 1 -eq $? ]; then
+  if dnf search akmod-xpadneo|grep -qv "akmod-xpadneo"; then
     echo "Skipping build of xpadneo; net yet provided by negativo17"
   fi
 fi
 
+set -e pipefail
+
 ### BUILD xpadneo (succeed or fail-fast with debug output)
 dnf install -y \
     akmod-xpadneo-*.fc${RELEASE}.${ARCH}