diff --git a/releng/manual_isojigdo b/releng/manual_isojigdo
index e5ba4e1d..4d7796ac 100755
--- a/releng/manual_isojigdo
+++ b/releng/manual_isojigdo
@@ -245,10 +245,12 @@ if [ -f "${TMP_DATA_DIR}"/"${REMOTE_IMG}" ]; then
 fi
 
 # last hints
-printf "\n${SELF}: HINT: manual checks remained to be done:\n"
-printf " * ${GEN_DATA_DIR}/${RELENG_IMG}.iso boots from USB stick and/or optical media.\n"
-printf " * appended FAT partition is mountable.\n"
-printf " * xorriso -indev ${GEN_DATA_DIR}/${RELENG_IMG}.iso -pvd_info\n"
-printf " * fdisk -lu ${GEN_DATA_DIR}/${RELENG_IMG}.iso\n"
+if [ -d ${GEN_DATA_DIR} ]; then
+ printf "\n${SELF}: HINT: manual checks remained to be done:\n"
+ printf " * ${GEN_DATA_DIR}/${RELENG_IMG}.iso boots from USB stick and/or optical media.\n"
+ printf " * appended FAT partition is mountable.\n"
+ printf " * xorriso -indev ${GEN_DATA_DIR}/${RELENG_IMG}.iso -pvd_info\n"
+ printf " * fdisk -lu ${GEN_DATA_DIR}/${RELENG_IMG}.iso\n"
+fi
 
 exit 0