diff --git a/pkg/chart/loader/load.go b/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
index 04105f9ac..f04c0e9b3 100644
--- a/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
+++ b/pkg/chart/loader/load.go
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ func LoadFiles(files []*BufferedFile) (*chart.Chart, error) {
 		// Deprecated: requirements.yaml is deprecated use Chart.yaml.
 		// We will handle it for you because we are nice people
 		case f.Name == "requirements.yaml":
-			if c.Metadata.APIVersion != chart.APIVersionV1 {
-				log.Printf("Warning: Dependencies are handled in Chart.yaml since apiVersion \"v2\". We recommend migrating dependencies to Chart.yaml.")
-			}
 			if c.Metadata == nil {
 				c.Metadata = new(chart.Metadata)
 			}
+			if c.Metadata.APIVersion != chart.APIVersionV1 {
+				log.Printf("Warning: Dependencies are handled in Chart.yaml since apiVersion \"v2\". We recommend migrating dependencies to Chart.yaml.")
+			}
 			if err := yaml.Unmarshal(f.Data, c.Metadata); err != nil {
 				return c, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot load requirements.yaml")
 			}