diff --git a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
index 0d93d50e58..dfda70bad6 100644
--- a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
@@ -552,7 +552,10 @@ python populate_lic_qa_checksum() {
                 import hashlib
                 lineno = 0
                 license = []
-                m = hashlib.new('MD5', usedforsecurity=False)
+                try:
+                    m = hashlib.new('MD5', usedforsecurity=False)
+                except TypeError:
+                    m = hashlib.new('MD5')
                 for line in f:
                     lineno += 1
                     if (lineno >= beginline):