diff --git a/gimp.be0 b/gimp.be0
index 8d65f0dc1..854d91cf9 100755
--- a/gimp.be0
+++ b/gimp.be0
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SRCURL[0]="https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v${PKGVERSION[2]}/gimp-${PK
 
 mee_configure() {
     bee_configure \
+        --disable-check-update \
         --disable-python
 }