diff --git a/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bbappend b/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bbappend
index 07a4ea867..27a5b947b 100644
--- a/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bbappend
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[use-g2d] = ",,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[xwayland] = ",,"
 
 do_install:append() {
+    # Replace the template variables
+    sed -i -e 's,@bindir@,${bindir},g' ${D}${sysconfdir}/xdg/weston/weston.ini
+
     if [ -f "${UNPACKDIR}/weston.config" ]; then
         install -Dm0755 ${UNPACKDIR}/weston.config ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/weston
     fi
@@ -88,6 +91,4 @@ do_install:append() {
     if [ "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'xwayland', 'yes', 'no', d)}" = "no" ]; then
         sed -i -e "s/^xwayland=true/#xwayland=true/g" ${D}${sysconfdir}/xdg/weston/weston.ini
     fi
-
-    sed -i -e 's,@bindir@,${bindir},g' ${D}${sysconfdir}/xdg/weston/weston.ini
 }