diff --git a/mk/config.mk b/mk/config.mk
index ceb2df0ad..1790e010d 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk
+++ b/mk/config.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ CONFIG_NAME?=desktop
 ## Ignore errors when building the repo, attempt to build every package
 ## REPO_NONSTOP?=--nonstop
 REPO_NONSTOP?=
+## Do not update source repos, attempt to build in offline condition
+## REPO_OFFLINE?=--offline
+REPO_OFFLINE?=
 ## Select filesystem config
 ifeq ($(BOARD),)
 FILESYSTEM_CONFIG?=config/$(ARCH)/$(CONFIG_NAME).toml
diff --git a/mk/repo.mk b/mk/repo.mk
index 0f069240c..c89e02ae5 100644
--- a/mk/repo.mk
+++ b/mk/repo.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ else
 	PACKAGES="$$($(LIST_PACKAGES) $(LIST_PACKAGES_OPTS) -c $(FILESYSTEM_CONFIG))" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
 	cd cookbook && \
-	./fetch.sh "$${PACKAGES}"
+	./fetch.sh $(REPO_NONSTOP) $(REPO_OFFLINE) "$${PACKAGES}"
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD)
 	touch $@
 endif
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ else
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
 	PACKAGES="$$($(LIST_PACKAGES) $(LIST_PACKAGES_OPTS) -c $(FILESYSTEM_CONFIG))" && \
 	cd cookbook && \
-	./repo.sh $(REPO_NONSTOP) "$${PACKAGES}"
+	./repo.sh $(REPO_NONSTOP) $(REPO_OFFLINE) "$${PACKAGES}"
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD)
 	# make sure fstools.tag and fetch.tag are newer than the things repo modifies
 	touch $(FSTOOLS_TAG)