diff --git a/pdist/pdist b/pdist/pdist
index 429bb6a..f474963 100755
--- a/pdist/pdist
+++ b/pdist/pdist
@@ -651,20 +651,6 @@ sub prog_update
 
 	local($, , $\)=(' ',"\n");
 
-	if ($function == F_UPDATE) {
-		chomp (my $linux_version=`uname -r`);			# '5.4.0-rc2.mx64.295'
-		if ($linux_version) {
-			my ($build) = $linux_version =~ /\.(\d+)$/;
-			push @EXCEPTS,
-				"/boot/mariux.$build",
-				"/boot/bzImage-$linux_version",
-				"/lib/modules/$linux_version",
-				"/boot/config-$linux_version",
-				"/boot/System.map-$linux_version",
-				"/usr/share/nvidia/kernel/$linux_version",
-		}
-	}
-
 	if ($tarfile && $tarfile ne '-') {
 		-d $TMPDIR or mkdir $TMPDIR or die $TMPDIR.": $!\n";
 		if (-d $TMPUPDDIR) {
@@ -796,7 +782,21 @@ sub prog_update
 
 	if ($function==F_UPDATE) {
 		if ($delete) {
+			my %except;
+			chomp (my $linux_version=`uname -r`);			# '5.4.0-rc2.mx64.295'
+			if ($linux_version) {
+				my ($build) = $linux_version =~ /\.(\d+)$/;
+				%except=map {$_=>1} (
+					"/boot/mariux.$build",
+					"/boot/bzImage-$linux_version",
+					"/lib/modules/$linux_version",
+					"/boot/config-$linux_version",
+					"/boot/System.map-$linux_version",
+					"/usr/share/nvidia/kernel/$linux_version",
+				)
+			}
 			for my $path (keys %CLEAN) {
+				$except{$path} and next;
 				lstat $path or die "$path: $!\n";
 				if (-e _) {
 					if (-d _) {