diff --git a/include/download.mk b/include/download.mk
index fd197ea216..7009bfcd44 100644
--- a/include/download.mk
+++ b/include/download.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ define DownloadMethod/default
 endef
 
 define wrap_mirror
-	$(if $(MIRROR),@$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(FILE)" "x" || ( $(1) ),$(1))
+	$(if $(MIRROR),@$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl "$(DL_DIR)" "$(FILE)" "$(MIRROR_MD5SUM)" || ( $(1) ),$(1))
 endef
 
 define DownloadMethod/cvs
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ define Download/Defaults
   MD5SUM:=
   SUBDIR:=
   MIRROR:=1
+  MIRROR_MD5SUM:=x
   VERSION:=
 endef
 
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 2ebd66d119..1c2c179cda 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ define Download/default
   SUBDIR:=$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR)
   PROTO:=$(PKG_SOURCE_PROTO)
   $(if $(PKG_SOURCE_MIRROR),MIRROR:=$(filter 1,$(PKG_MIRROR)))
+  $(if $(PKG_MIRROR_MD5SUM),MIRROR_MD5SUM:=$(PKG_MIRROR_MD5SUM))
   VERSION:=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
   MD5SUM:=$(PKG_MD5SUM)
 endef