diff --git a/bin/check/named-checkconf.c b/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
index 42efae4ddb..f7c165ea61 100644
--- a/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
+++ b/bin/check/named-checkconf.c
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 
 static const char *program = "named-checkconf";
 
-static bool loadplugins = true;
-
 isc_log_t *logc = NULL;
 
 #define CHECK(r)                             \
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ usage(void);
 static void
 usage(void) {
 	fprintf(stderr,
-		"usage: %s [-chijlvz] [-p [-x]] [-t directory] "
+		"usage: %s [-achijlvz] [-p [-x]] [-t directory] "
 		"[named.conf]\n",
 		program);
 	exit(1);
@@ -599,13 +597,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	bool print = false;
 	bool nodeprecate = false;
 	unsigned int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int checkflags = BIND_CHECK_PLUGINS | BIND_CHECK_ALGORITHMS;
 
 	isc_commandline_errprint = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Process memory debugging argument first.
 	 */
-#define CMDLINE_FLAGS "cdhijlm:t:pvxz"
+#define CMDLINE_FLAGS "acdhijlm:t:pvxz"
 	while ((c = isc_commandline_parse(argc, argv, CMDLINE_FLAGS)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'm':
@@ -632,8 +631,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	while ((c = isc_commandline_parse(argc, argv, CMDLINE_FLAGS)) != EOF) {
 		switch (c) {
+		case 'a':
+			checkflags &= ~BIND_CHECK_ALGORITHMS;
+			break;
+
 		case 'c':
-			loadplugins = false;
+			checkflags &= ~BIND_CHECK_PLUGINS;
 			break;
 
 		case 'd':
@@ -735,7 +738,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	result = isccfg_check_namedconf(config, loadplugins, logc, mctx);
+	result = isccfg_check_namedconf(config, checkflags, logc, mctx);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		exit_status = 1;
 	}
diff --git a/bin/check/named-checkconf.rst b/bin/check/named-checkconf.rst
index a15a4c64ea..41dad390fa 100644
--- a/bin/check/named-checkconf.rst
+++ b/bin/check/named-checkconf.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ named-checkconf - named configuration file syntax checking tool
 Synopsis
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-:program:`named-checkconf` [**-chjlvz**] [**-p** [**-x** ]] [**-t** directory] {filename}
+:program:`named-checkconf` [**-achjlvz**] [**-p** [**-x** ]] [**-t** directory] {filename}
 
 Description
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ explicitly.
 Options
 ~~~~~~~
 
+.. option:: -a
+
+   Don't check the `dnssec-policy`'s DNSSEC key algorithms against
+   those supported by the crypto provider.  This is useful when checking
+   a `named.conf` intended to be run on another machine with possibly a
+   different set of supported DNSSEC key algorithms.
+
 .. option:: -h
 
    This option prints the usage summary and exits.
diff --git a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c
index 8edd836fb1..461701fbc9 100644
--- a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c
+++ b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-keygen.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ kasp_from_conf(cfg_obj_t *config, isc_mem_t *mctx, const char *name,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		result = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(kconfig, NULL, mctx, lctx,
+		result = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(kconfig, NULL, true, mctx, lctx,
 					     &kasplist, &kasp);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			fatal("failed to configure dnssec-policy '%s': %s",
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index a1e5467ab9..4534cbf994 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -8366,8 +8366,8 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 	 * checked later when the modules are actually loaded and
 	 * registered.)
 	 */
-	result = isccfg_check_namedconf(config, false, named_g_lctx,
-					named_g_mctx);
+	result = isccfg_check_namedconf(config, BIND_CHECK_ALGORITHMS,
+					named_g_lctx, named_g_mctx);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		goto cleanup_config;
 	}
@@ -9034,7 +9034,7 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 		cfg_obj_t *kconfig = cfg_listelt_value(element);
 
 		kasp = NULL;
-		result = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(kconfig, default_kasp,
+		result = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(kconfig, default_kasp, true,
 					     named_g_mctx, named_g_lctx,
 					     &kasplist, &kasp);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
@@ -9063,7 +9063,7 @@ load_configuration(const char *filename, named_server_t *server,
 	{
 		cfg_obj_t *kconfig = cfg_listelt_value(element);
 		kasp = NULL;
-		result = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(kconfig, default_kasp,
+		result = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(kconfig, default_kasp, true,
 					     named_g_mctx, named_g_lctx,
 					     &kasplist, &kasp);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/check.c b/lib/isccfg/check.c
index 4dc7172e26..dc7936e8db 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/check.c
+++ b/lib/isccfg/check.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,8 @@ check_port(const cfg_obj_t *options, isc_log_t *logctx, const char *type,
 
 static isc_result_t
 check_options(const cfg_obj_t *options, const cfg_obj_t *config,
-	      isc_log_t *logctx, isc_mem_t *mctx, optlevel_t optlevel) {
+	      bool check_algorithms, isc_log_t *logctx, isc_mem_t *mctx,
+	      optlevel_t optlevel) {
 	isc_result_t result = ISC_R_SUCCESS;
 	isc_result_t tresult;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -1328,9 +1329,9 @@ check_options(const cfg_obj_t *options, const cfg_obj_t *config,
 						continue;
 					}
 
-					ret = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(kconfig, NULL,
-								  mctx, logctx,
-								  &list, &kasp);
+					ret = cfg_kasp_fromconfig(
+						kconfig, NULL, check_algorithms,
+						mctx, logctx, &list, &kasp);
 					if (ret != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 						if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 							result = ret;
@@ -3789,7 +3790,8 @@ check_zoneconf(const cfg_obj_t *zconfig, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	/*
 	 * Check various options.
 	 */
-	tresult = check_options(zoptions, config, logctx, mctx, optlevel_zone);
+	tresult = check_options(zoptions, config, false, logctx, mctx,
+				optlevel_zone);
 	if (tresult != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		result = tresult;
 	}
@@ -5205,7 +5207,7 @@ check_dnstap(const cfg_obj_t *voptions, const cfg_obj_t *config,
 static isc_result_t
 check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	       const char *viewname, dns_rdataclass_t vclass,
-	       isc_symtab_t *files, isc_symtab_t *keydirs, bool check_plugins,
+	       isc_symtab_t *files, isc_symtab_t *keydirs, unsigned int flags,
 	       isc_symtab_t *inview, isc_log_t *logctx, isc_mem_t *mctx) {
 	const cfg_obj_t *zones = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *view_tkeys = NULL, *global_tkeys = NULL;
@@ -5225,6 +5227,8 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	bool autovalidation = false;
 	unsigned int tflags = 0, dflags = 0;
 	int i;
+	bool check_plugins = (flags & BIND_CHECK_PLUGINS) != 0;
+	bool check_algorithms = (flags & BIND_CHECK_ALGORITHMS) != 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Get global options block
@@ -5420,7 +5424,7 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	check_keys[1] = global_tkeys;
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		if (check_keys[i] != NULL) {
-			unsigned int flags = 0;
+			unsigned int taflags = 0;
 
 			for (element = cfg_list_first(check_keys[i]);
 			     element != NULL; element = cfg_list_next(element))
@@ -5433,14 +5437,14 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 				{
 					obj = cfg_listelt_value(element2);
 					tresult = check_trust_anchor(
-						obj, false, &flags, logctx);
+						obj, false, &taflags, logctx);
 					if (tresult != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 						result = tresult;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 
-			if ((flags & ROOT_KSK_STATIC) != 0) {
+			if ((taflags & ROOT_KSK_STATIC) != 0) {
 				cfg_obj_log(check_keys[i], logctx,
 					    ISC_LOG_WARNING,
 					    "trusted-keys entry for the root "
@@ -5450,7 +5454,7 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 					    "or initial-ds instead.");
 			}
 
-			tflags |= flags;
+			tflags |= taflags;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -5477,7 +5481,7 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	check_keys[1] = global_ta;
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		if (check_keys[i] != NULL) {
-			unsigned int flags = 0;
+			unsigned int taflags = 0;
 
 			for (element = cfg_list_first(check_keys[i]);
 			     element != NULL; element = cfg_list_next(element))
@@ -5490,14 +5494,14 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 				{
 					obj = cfg_listelt_value(element2);
 					tresult = check_trust_anchor(
-						obj, true, &flags, logctx);
+						obj, true, &taflags, logctx);
 					if (tresult != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 						result = tresult;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 
-			if ((flags & ROOT_KSK_STATIC) != 0) {
+			if ((taflags & ROOT_KSK_STATIC) != 0) {
 				cfg_obj_log(check_keys[i], logctx,
 					    ISC_LOG_WARNING,
 					    "static entry for the root "
@@ -5507,8 +5511,8 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 					    "or initial-ds instead.");
 			}
 
-			if ((flags & ROOT_KSK_2010) != 0 &&
-			    (flags & ROOT_KSK_2017) == 0)
+			if ((taflags & ROOT_KSK_2010) != 0 &&
+			    (taflags & ROOT_KSK_2017) == 0)
 			{
 				cfg_obj_log(check_keys[i], logctx,
 					    ISC_LOG_WARNING,
@@ -5517,7 +5521,7 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 					    "the updated 2017 key");
 			}
 
-			dflags |= flags;
+			dflags |= taflags;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -5556,11 +5560,11 @@ check_viewconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	 * Check options.
 	 */
 	if (voptions != NULL) {
-		tresult = check_options(voptions, NULL, logctx, mctx,
-					optlevel_view);
+		tresult = check_options(voptions, NULL, check_algorithms,
+					logctx, mctx, optlevel_view);
 	} else {
-		tresult = check_options(config, config, logctx, mctx,
-					optlevel_config);
+		tresult = check_options(config, config, check_algorithms,
+					logctx, mctx, optlevel_config);
 	}
 	if (tresult != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		result = tresult;
@@ -5876,7 +5880,7 @@ check_controls(const cfg_obj_t *config, isc_log_t *logctx, isc_mem_t *mctx) {
 }
 
 isc_result_t
-isccfg_check_namedconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, bool check_plugins,
+isccfg_check_namedconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, unsigned int flags,
 		       isc_log_t *logctx, isc_mem_t *mctx) {
 	const cfg_obj_t *options = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *views = NULL;
@@ -5888,14 +5892,16 @@ isccfg_check_namedconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, bool check_plugins,
 	isc_symtab_t *files = NULL;
 	isc_symtab_t *keydirs = NULL;
 	isc_symtab_t *inview = NULL;
+	bool check_algorithms = (flags & BIND_CHECK_ALGORITHMS) != 0;
 
 	static const char *builtin[] = { "localhost", "localnets", "any",
 					 "none" };
 
 	(void)cfg_map_get(config, "options", &options);
 
-	if (options != NULL && check_options(options, config, logctx, mctx,
-					     optlevel_options) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
+	if (options != NULL &&
+	    check_options(options, config, check_algorithms, logctx, mctx,
+			  optlevel_options) != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 	{
 		result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
 	}
@@ -5966,8 +5972,8 @@ isccfg_check_namedconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, bool check_plugins,
 
 	if (views == NULL) {
 		tresult = check_viewconf(config, NULL, NULL, dns_rdataclass_in,
-					 files, keydirs, check_plugins, inview,
-					 logctx, mctx);
+					 files, keydirs, flags, inview, logctx,
+					 mctx);
 		if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS && tresult != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
 		}
@@ -6058,8 +6064,8 @@ isccfg_check_namedconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, bool check_plugins,
 		}
 		if (tresult == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			tresult = check_viewconf(config, voptions, key, vclass,
-						 files, keydirs, check_plugins,
-						 inview, logctx, mctx);
+						 files, keydirs, flags, inview,
+						 logctx, mctx);
 		}
 		if (tresult != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/check.h b/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/check.h
index b96e9f50e5..aa38a8c4b5 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/check.h
+++ b/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/check.h
@@ -32,10 +32,20 @@
 #define MAX_MAX_NCACHE_TTL 7 * 24 * 3600
 #endif /* MAX_MAX_NCACHE_TTL */
 
+#define BIND_CHECK_PLUGINS 0x00000001
+/*%<
+ * Check the plugin configuration.
+ */
+#define BIND_CHECK_ALGORITHMS 0x00000002
+/*%<
+ * Check the dnssec-policy DNSSEC algorithms against those
+ * supported by the crypto provider.
+ */
+
 ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
 
 isc_result_t
-isccfg_check_namedconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, bool check_plugins,
+isccfg_check_namedconf(const cfg_obj_t *config, unsigned int flags,
 		       isc_log_t *logctx, isc_mem_t *mctx);
 /*%<
  * Check the syntactic validity of a configuration parse tree generated from
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/kaspconf.h b/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/kaspconf.h
index 7b1e075fef..744a327695 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/kaspconf.h
+++ b/lib/isccfg/include/isccfg/kaspconf.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
 
 isc_result_t
 cfg_kasp_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_kasp_t *default_kasp,
-		    isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_log_t *logctx,
+		    bool check_algorithms, isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_log_t *logctx,
 		    dns_kasplist_t *kasplist, dns_kasp_t **kaspp);
 /*%<
  * Create and configure a KASP. If 'default_kasp' is not NULL, the built-in
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ cfg_kasp_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_kasp_t *default_kasp,
  * already exists with the same name, no new KASP is created, and no attach to
  * 'kaspp' happens.
  *
+ * If 'check_algorithms' is true then the dnssec-policy DNSSEC key
+ * algorithms are checked against those supported by the crypto provider.
+ *
  * Requires:
  *
  *\li  'name' is either NULL, or a valid C string.
diff --git a/lib/isccfg/kaspconf.c b/lib/isccfg/kaspconf.c
index 2b9eeb5c15..4e384e0470 100644
--- a/lib/isccfg/kaspconf.c
+++ b/lib/isccfg/kaspconf.c
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ get_duration(const cfg_obj_t **maps, const char *option, const char *dfl) {
  */
 static isc_result_t
 cfg_kaspkey_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_kasp_t *kasp,
-		       isc_log_t *logctx, uint32_t ksk_min_lifetime,
-		       uint32_t zsk_min_lifetime) {
+		       bool check_algorithms, isc_log_t *logctx,
+		       uint32_t ksk_min_lifetime, uint32_t zsk_min_lifetime) {
 	isc_result_t result;
 	dns_kasp_key_t *key = NULL;
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ cfg_kaspkey_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_kasp_t *kasp,
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		if (isc_fips_mode() &&
+		if (check_algorithms && isc_fips_mode() &&
 		    (key->algorithm == DNS_KEYALG_RSASHA1 ||
 		     key->algorithm == DNS_KEYALG_NSEC3RSASHA1))
 		{
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ cfg_kaspkey_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_kasp_t *kasp,
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		if (!dst_algorithm_supported(key->algorithm)) {
+		if (check_algorithms &&
+		    !dst_algorithm_supported(key->algorithm))
+		{
 			cfg_obj_log(obj, logctx, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
 				    "dnssec-policy: algorithm %s not supported",
 				    alg.base);
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ add_digest(dns_kasp_t *kasp, const cfg_obj_t *digest, isc_log_t *logctx) {
 
 isc_result_t
 cfg_kasp_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_kasp_t *default_kasp,
-		    isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_log_t *logctx,
+		    bool check_algorithms, isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_log_t *logctx,
 		    dns_kasplist_t *kasplist, dns_kasp_t **kaspp) {
 	isc_result_t result;
 	const cfg_obj_t *maps[2];
@@ -507,9 +509,9 @@ cfg_kasp_fromconfig(const cfg_obj_t *config, dns_kasp_t *default_kasp,
 		     element = cfg_list_next(element))
 		{
 			cfg_obj_t *kobj = cfg_listelt_value(element);
-			result = cfg_kaspkey_fromconfig(kobj, kasp, logctx,
-							ksk_min_lifetime,
-							zsk_min_lifetime);
+			result = cfg_kaspkey_fromconfig(
+				kobj, kasp, check_algorithms, logctx,
+				ksk_min_lifetime, zsk_min_lifetime);
 			if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 				goto cleanup;
 			}