diff --git a/scripts/hob b/scripts/hob
index ee80cb3701..4a821cb08b 100755
--- a/scripts/hob
+++ b/scripts/hob
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-bitbake -u hob
+export BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE="DISABLE_SANITY_CHECKS $BB_ENV_EXTRAWHITE"
+DISABLE_SANITY_CHECKS=1 bitbake -u hob
 
 ret=$?
 exit $ret