diff --git a/Earthfile b/Earthfile
index f0d0ef5..7f68f49 100644
--- a/Earthfile
+++ b/Earthfile
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ provider-image:
 
     IF [ "$K8S_DISTRIBUTION" = "kubeadm" ] || [ "$K8S_DISTRIBUTION" = "kubeadm-fips" ]
         ARG BASE_K8S_VERSION=$K8S_VERSION
-        IF [ "$OS_DISTRIBUTION" = "ubuntu" ] &&  [ "$ARCH" = "amd64" ]
+        IF [ "$OS_DISTRIBUTION" = "ubuntu" ] &&  [ "$ARCH" = "amd64" ] && [ "$K8S_DISTRIBUTION" = "kubeadm" ]
             RUN kernel=$(ls /lib/modules | tail -n1) && if ! ls /usr/src | grep linux-headers-$kernel; then apt-get update && apt-get install -y "linux-headers-${kernel}"; fi
         END
     ELSE IF [ "$K8S_DISTRIBUTION" = "k3s" ]