diff --git a/build/common.sh b/build/common.sh
index e515efe..7d426c0 100644
--- a/build/common.sh
+++ b/build/common.sh
@@ -302,8 +302,9 @@ check_packages()
 {
 	PACKAGESET=$(find ${SETSDIR} -name "packages-*-${PRODUCT_FLAVOUR}-${ARCH}.tar")
 	MARKER=${1}
+	SKIP=${2}
 
-	if [ -z "${MARKER}" -o -z "${PACKAGESET}" ]; then
+	if [ -z "${MARKER}" -o -z "${PACKAGESET}" -o -n "${SKIP}" ]; then
 		return
 	fi
 
diff --git a/build/core.sh b/build/core.sh
index f5d6289..39598b5 100644
--- a/build/core.sh
+++ b/build/core.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ set -e
 
 CORE_MARKER="core"
 
-check_packages ${CORE_MARKER}
+check_packages ${CORE_MARKER} ${@}
 
 setup_stage ${STAGEDIR}
 setup_base ${STAGEDIR}
diff --git a/build/plugins.sh b/build/plugins.sh
index 6e17101..3cfa505 100644
--- a/build/plugins.sh
+++ b/build/plugins.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set -e
 PLUGINS_LIST=$(make -C ${PLUGINSDIR} list)
 PLUGINS_MARKER="plugins"
 
-check_packages ${PLUGINS_MARKER}
+check_packages ${PLUGINS_MARKER} ${@}
 
 setup_stage ${STAGEDIR}
 setup_base ${STAGEDIR}
diff --git a/build/ports.sh b/build/ports.sh
index 3668158..c3eac12 100644
--- a/build/ports.sh
+++ b/build/ports.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ set -e
 PORTS_LIST=$(cat ${CONFIGDIR}/ports.conf)
 PORTS_MARKER="ports"
 
-check_packages ${PORTS_MARKER}
+check_packages ${PORTS_MARKER} ${@}
 
 setup_stage ${STAGEDIR}
 setup_base ${STAGEDIR}