diff --git a/etc/makepkg.conf b/etc/makepkg.conf
index bb48ec8d..2846624a 100644
--- a/etc/makepkg.conf
+++ b/etc/makepkg.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 # The FTP/HTTP download utility that makepkg should use to acquire sources
-export FTPAGENT="/usr/bin/wget --continue --passive-ftp --tries=3 --waitretry=3"
+export FTPAGENT="/usr/bin/wget --continue --passive-ftp --tries=3 --waitretry=3 --no-check-certificate"
 #export FTPAGENT="/usr/bin/snarf"
 #export FTPAGENT="/usr/bin/lftpget -c"