diff --git a/scripts/download.pl b/scripts/download.pl
index 775408934a..f5c3f71056 100755
--- a/scripts/download.pl
+++ b/scripts/download.pl
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ sub download_cmd($) {
 }
 
 my $hash_cmd = hash_cmd();
-$hash_cmd or die "Cannot find appropriate hash command, ensure the provided hash is either a MD5 or SHA256 checksum.\n";
+$hash_cmd or ($file_hash eq "skip") or die "Cannot find appropriate hash command, ensure the provided hash is either a MD5 or SHA256 checksum.\n";
 
 sub download
 {