diff --git a/lib/writer/index.js b/lib/writer/index.js
index 9f7680e2..26f2200f 100644
--- a/lib/writer/index.js
+++ b/lib/writer/index.js
@@ -272,7 +272,15 @@ class ImageWriter extends EventEmitter {
     if (options.image.bmap) {
       debug('verify:bmap')
       const blockMap = BlockMap.parse(options.image.bmap)
-      pipeline.append(new BlockMap.FilterStream(blockMap))
+      const blockMapStream = new BlockMap.FilterStream(blockMap)
+      pipeline.append(blockMapStream)
+
+      // NOTE: Because the blockMapStream checksums each range,
+      // and doesn't emit a final "checksum" event, we artificially
+      // raise one once the stream finishes
+      blockMapStream.once('finish', () => {
+        pipeline.emit('checksum', {})
+      })
     } else {
       const checksumStream = new ChecksumStream({
         algorithms: options.checksumAlgorithms