diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index b1b1b75..286d630 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -642,6 +642,10 @@ check_checksums() {
 
 				if (( $found )) ; then
 					local expectedsum=$(tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< "${integrity_sums[$idx]}")
+					if [[ $expectedsum = 'volatile' ]]; then
+						echo "$(gettext "Skipped")" >&2
+						continue
+					fi
 					local realsum="$(openssl dgst -${integ} "$file")"
 					realsum="${realsum##* }"
 					if [[ $expectedsum = $realsum ]]; then