diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index a134b56f00..94b6b8b14b 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -1013,6 +1013,10 @@ get_pkg_version() {
   get_pkg_variable "$1" PKG_VERSION
 }
 
+get_pkg_sha256() {
+  get_pkg_variable "$1" PKG_SHA256
+}
+
 get_pkg_version_maj_min() {
   local pkg_version