diff --git a/meta-arm/scripts/generate_capsule_json_multiple.py b/meta-arm/scripts/generate_capsule_json_multiple.py
index 1342574813c8..55c4b3514cf2 100644
--- a/meta-arm/scripts/generate_capsule_json_multiple.py
+++ b/meta-arm/scripts/generate_capsule_json_multiple.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def create_payloads(args: argparse.Namespace) -> List[dict]:
     for i in range(num_payloads):
 
         # If filtering is enabled, skip if not in the allowed components list
-        if  args.components[i] not in args.selected_components:
+        if args.selected_components and args.components[i] not in args.selected_components:
             continue
 
         payload = {