Index: libgcrypt-1.8.4/src/fips.c =================================================================== --- libgcrypt-1.8.4.orig/src/fips.c 2018-11-26 17:30:28.040692529 +0100 +++ libgcrypt-1.8.4/src/fips.c 2018-11-26 17:59:04.130934181 +0100 @@ -663,7 +663,11 @@ check_binary_integrity (void) /* Open the file. */ fp = fopen (fname, "r"); if (!fp) - err = gpg_error_from_syserror (); + { + /* Missing checksum is a problem only in FIPS mode */ + if (fips_mode() || errno != ENOENT) + err = gpg_error_from_syserror (); + } else { /* A buffer of 64 bytes plus one for a LF and one to