diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index b38f0c7053..896fb59def 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD
 	SFTP="$(call qstrip,$(BR2_SFTP))" \
 	SVN="$(call qstrip,$(BR2_SVN))" \
 	WGET="$(call qstrip,$(BR2_WGET))" \
+	BR2_DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CHECK_HASHES="$(BR2_DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CHECK_HASHES)" \
 	BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR="$(if $(BR2_DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CHECK_HASHES),,$(BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR))" \
 		flock $($(PKG)_DL_DIR)/.lock $(DL_WRAPPER) \
 		-c '$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION)' \
diff --git a/support/download/check-hash b/support/download/check-hash
index d18ec8b134..669c3a0d78 100755
--- a/support/download/check-hash
+++ b/support/download/check-hash
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ for h_file in "${h_files[@]}"; do
 done
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086  # nb_h_files is a non-empty int
-if [ ${nb_h_files} -eq 0 ]; then
+if [ ${nb_h_files} -eq 0 ] && [ "$BR2_DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CHECK_HASHES" != y ]; then
     printf "WARNING: no hash file for %s\n" "${base}" >&2
     exit 0
 fi