diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts
index ec0cbab539bcd..fdeb75480ea79 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/assets/install.ts
@@ -101,13 +101,12 @@ export function createSavedObjectKibanaAsset(asset: ArchiveAsset): SavedObjectTo
 
   if (asset.migrationVersion) {
     so.migrationVersion = asset.migrationVersion;
-  } else {
-    if (asset.coreMigrationVersion) {
-      so.coreMigrationVersion = asset.coreMigrationVersion;
-    }
-    if (asset.typeMigrationVersion) {
-      so.typeMigrationVersion = asset.typeMigrationVersion;
-    }
+  }
+  if (asset.coreMigrationVersion) {
+    so.coreMigrationVersion = asset.coreMigrationVersion;
+  }
+  if (asset.typeMigrationVersion) {
+    so.typeMigrationVersion = asset.typeMigrationVersion;
   }
   return so as SavedObjectToBe;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
index 1637bf19d8df4..91e603e80aee2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/kibana/index_pattern/install.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export function getIndexPatternSavedObjects() {
   return indexPatternTypes.map((indexPatternType) => ({
     id: `${indexPatternType}-*`,
     type: INDEX_PATTERN_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+    // workaround until https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/164454 is fixed
+    typeMigrationVersion: '8.0.0',
     attributes: {
       title: `${indexPatternType}-*`,
       timeFieldName: '@timestamp',