diff --git a/tools/mkpkg/update_binary-addons b/tools/mkpkg/update_binary-addons
index ce34dae6aa..5aea74d8f9 100755
--- a/tools/mkpkg/update_binary-addons
+++ b/tools/mkpkg/update_binary-addons
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 BUMP_PKG_REV=""
 KEEP_GIT_DIRS="yes"
+UPDATE_TO_HASH="yes"
 
 usage() {
   echo "Usage: $0 [options] <kodi-branch> [<unofficial-addon-branch>]"
   echo " -b, --bump-pkg-rev: bump PKG_REV if package was not updated"
   echo " -d, --delete-git-dirs: delete cloned git dirs after update"
+  echo " -x, --no-update-to-hash: do not update to hash if tag is not set"
   echo " -h, --help: display help and exit"
   exit 1
 }
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
       KEEP_GIT_DIRS=""
       shift
       ;;
+    -x | --no-update-to-hash)
+      UPDATE_TO_HASH="no"
+      shift
+      ;;
     -h | --help)
       usage
       exit 1
@@ -135,32 +141,39 @@ for addontxt in ${ADDONS_REPO_LOCATION}/*-addons.txt; do
 
       if [ -z "${NEW_VERSION}" ]; then
         NO_TAG="yes"
-        echo "========================================================================"
-        msg_warn "WARNING: no tag found for addon ${ADDON}, falling back to HEAD"
-        echo "========================================================================"
         if [ -z "${GITHUB_API_TOKEN}" ]; then
           PARAMS="resolve_hash_in_branch ${GIT_DIR} ${GIT_BRANCH}"
         else
           PARAMS="resolve_hash_on_gh ${GIT_REPO} ${GIT_BRANCH}"
         fi
-        NEW_VERSION=$(${PARAMS})
-      fi
-
-      echo "Resolved version for ${ADDON}: ${GIT_BRANCH} => ${NEW_VERSION}"
-
-      if update_pkg "${ADDON_PATH}" ${ADDON} ${NEW_VERSION}; then
-        if [ -n "${NO_TAG}" ]; then
-          # always bump PKG_REV on updates as we have no info if version changed
-          bump_pkg_rev "${ADDON_PATH}" "${ADDON}"
+        echo "========================================================================"
+        if [ "${UPDATE_TO_HASH}" != "yes" ]; then
+          msg_warn "WARNING: no tag found for addon ${ADDON}, and UPDATE_TO_HASH=no so not updating"
+          NEW_VERSION=""
         else
-          reset_pkg_rev "${ADDON_PATH}" "${ADDON}"
+          msg_warn "WARNING: no tag found for addon ${ADDON}, falling back to HEAD"
+          NEW_VERSION=$(${PARAMS})
         fi
-      else
-        [ "${BUMP_PKG_REV}" = "yes" ] && bump_pkg_rev "${ADDON_PATH}" "${ADDON}"
+        echo "========================================================================"
       fi
 
-      if [ "${KEEP_GIT_DIRS}" != "yes" ]; then
-        [ -d "${GIT_DIR}" ] && rm -rf "${GIT_DIR}"
+      if [ ! -z "${NEW_VERSION}" ]; then
+        echo "Resolved version for ${ADDON}: ${GIT_BRANCH} => ${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+        if update_pkg "${ADDON_PATH}" ${ADDON} ${NEW_VERSION}; then
+          if [ -n "${NO_TAG}" ]; then
+            # always bump PKG_REV on updates as we have no info if version changed
+            bump_pkg_rev "${ADDON_PATH}" "${ADDON}"
+          else
+            reset_pkg_rev "${ADDON_PATH}" "${ADDON}"
+          fi
+        else
+          [ "${BUMP_PKG_REV}" = "yes" ] && bump_pkg_rev "${ADDON_PATH}" "${ADDON}"
+        fi
+
+        if [ "${KEEP_GIT_DIRS}" != "yes" ]; then
+          [ -d "${GIT_DIR}" ] && rm -rf "${GIT_DIR}"
+        fi
       fi
     else
       echo "[mkpkg] Skipped $ADDON"
@@ -188,6 +201,9 @@ for ADDON in $(ls -1 "${ROOT}/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons"); do
 
   check_package_excluded "${ADDON}" "${EXCLUDED_PACKAGES}" && continue
 
+  # always continue when UPDATE_TO_HASH=no as the below code does not work on tags
+  [ "${UPDATE_TO_HASH}" != "yes" ] && continue
+
   ADDON_PATH="${ROOT}/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/${ADDON}/"
   # Obtain git url - ignore if not a suitable repo
   GIT_DIR="${ADDON}.git"