diff --git a/scripts/build_frontend b/scripts/build_frontend
index 4ef3e812784..f582743dd3c 100755
--- a/scripts/build_frontend
+++ b/scripts/build_frontend
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ mv polymer/bower_components/polymer/polymer.html.bak polymer/bower_components/po
 # Generate the MD5 hash of the new frontend
 cd ..
 echo '""" DO NOT MODIFY. Auto-generated by build_frontend script """' > frontend.py
-echo 'VERSION = "'`md5 -q www_static/frontend.html`'"' >> frontend.py
+if [ $(command -v md5) ]; then
+    echo 'VERSION = "'`md5 -q www_static/frontend.html`'"' >> frontend.py
+elif [ $(command -v md5sum) ]; then
+    echo 'VERSION = "'`md5sum www_static/frontend.html | cut -c-32`'"' >> frontend.py
+else
+    echo 'Could not find a MD5 utility'
+fi