diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp
index b1065936f7..76c8497a5b 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp
@@ -521,16 +521,20 @@ void RbUtilQt::uninstallBootloader(void)
     bl->setBlFile(blfilepath);
 
     BootloaderInstallBase::BootloaderType currentbl = bl->installed();
-    if((bl->capabilities() & BootloaderInstallBase::Uninstall) == 0
-            || currentbl == BootloaderInstallBase::BootloaderUnknown
-            || currentbl == BootloaderInstallBase::BootloaderOther)
-    {
+    if((bl->capabilities() & BootloaderInstallBase::Uninstall) == 0) {
         logger->addItem(tr("Rockbox Utility can not uninstall the bootloader on this target. "
                             "Try a normal firmware update to remove the booloader."), LOGERROR);
         logger->setFinished();
         delete bl;
         return;
     }
+    if(currentbl == BootloaderInstallBase::BootloaderUnknown
+            || currentbl == BootloaderInstallBase::BootloaderOther) {
+        logger->addItem(tr("No Rockbox bootloader found."), LOGERROR);
+        logger->setFinished();
+        delete bl;
+        return;
+    }
 
     connect(bl, SIGNAL(logItem(QString, int)), logger, SLOT(addItem(QString, int)));
     connect(bl, SIGNAL(logProgress(int, int)), logger, SLOT(setProgress(int, int)));