diff --git a/helpers/envkernel.sh b/helpers/envkernel.sh
index e71fb860..5f4a268e 100644
--- a/helpers/envkernel.sh
+++ b/helpers/envkernel.sh
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ main() {
 fish_compat() {
 	[ "$1" = "--fish" ] || return 0
 	for name in make kernelroot pmbootstrap pmbroot; do
-		echo "alias $(alias $name | sed 's/=/ /')"
+		alias "$name" >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "alias $(alias "$name" | sed 's/=/ /')"
 	done
 }