diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index ec40612..1e8a8ac 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ fetch() {
 # unpack the sources
 default_unpack() {
 	local u
-	md5check || return 1
+	if [ -z "$force" ]; then
+		md5check || return 1
+	fi
 	mkdir -p "$srcdir"
 	for u in $source; do
 		local s="$SRCDEST/${u##*/}"	# $(basename $s)