diff --git a/package/pkg-download.mk b/package/pkg-download.mk
index ca01ff67a59e..a41bd9d4c0ad 100644
--- a/package/pkg-download.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-download.mk
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ define DOWNLOAD
 	$(Q)$(DOWNLOAD_SET_UMASK) $(EXTRA_ENV) \
 	$($(PKG)_DL_ENV) \
 	TAR="$(TAR)" \
-	BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR="$(if $(BR2_DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CHECK_HASHES),,$(BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR))" \
+	BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR="$(BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR)" \
 		flock $($(PKG)_DL_DIR)/.lock $(DL_WRAPPER) \
 		-c '$($(PKG)_DL_VERSION)' \
 		-d '$($(PKG)_DL_DIR)' \