diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin
index e8194bde71..61353b0751 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/lib/armbian/armbian-firstlogin
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ set_timezone_and_locales()
 		locale-gen $LOCALES > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 		# adding another keyboard layout
-		echo -e "Adding console keyboard layout: \x1B[92m$CCODE\x1B[0m"
-		CCODE=$(cat /etc/default/keyboard | grep XKBLAYOUT | awk -F'"' '$0=$2')",$CCODE"
-		sed -i "s/XKBLAYOUT=.*/XKBLAYOUT=\"$CCODE\"/" /etc/default/keyboard
-		setupcon -k --force
+		if grep -q " $CCODE " /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst ; then
+			echo -e "Adding console keyboard layout: \x1B[92m$CCODE\x1B[0m"
+			CCODE=$(cat /etc/default/keyboard | grep XKBLAYOUT | awk -F'"' '$0=$2')",$CCODE"
+			sed -i "s/XKBLAYOUT=.*/XKBLAYOUT=\"$CCODE\"/" /etc/default/keyboard
+			setupcon -k --force
+		fi
 	fi
 
 }