diff --git a/scripts/oe-buildenv-internal b/scripts/oe-buildenv-internal
index bba6f8fea3..9ed2721536 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-buildenv-internal
+++ b/scripts/oe-buildenv-internal
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if [ -z "$OEROOT" ]; then
     return 1
 fi
 
-if [ ! -z "$OECORE_SDK_VERSION" ]; then
+if [ -z "$OE_SKIP_SDK_CHECK" -a ! -z "$OECORE_SDK_VERSION" ]; then
     echo >&2 "Error: The OE SDK/ADT was detected as already being present in this shell environment. Please use a clean shell when sourcing this environment script."
     return 1
 fi