diff --git a/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_%.bbappend b/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_%.bbappend
index d12bb65..f17a0de 100644
--- a/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_%.bbappend
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ do_install_append () {
 pkg_postinst_${PN}_prepend () {
 
 	GPSD_CONF=$D${sysconfdir}/default/gpsd.default
-	GPSD_OPS=$(awk /GPSD_OPTIONS/ "$GPSD_CONF" )
-	GPSD_OPSPARAM=$(echo "$GPSD_OPS" | awk /-n/)
 
 	if [ -e "$GPSD_CONF" ]; then
+		GPSD_OPS=$(awk /GPSD_OPTIONS/ "$GPSD_CONF" )
+		GPSD_OPSPARAM=$(echo "$GPSD_OPS" | awk /-n/)
 		if [ -z  "$GPSD_OPSPARAM" ]; then
 			GPSD_OPSPARAM="${GPSD_OPS%\"} -n\""
 			sed  -i "s/$GPSD_OPS/$GPSD_OPSPARAM/g" "$GPSD_CONF"