1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index cf0201c490..c8e91262a9 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ def verify_checksum(ud, d, precomputed={}):
 
         checksum_expected = getattr(ud, "%s_expected" % checksum_id)
 
+        if checksum_expected == '':
+            checksum_expected = None
+
         return {
             "id": checksum_id,
             "name": checksum_name,
@@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ def verify_checksum(ud, d, precomputed={}):
 
     for ci in checksum_infos:
         if ci["expected"] and ci["expected"] != ci["data"]:
-            messages.append("File: '%s' has %s checksum %s when %s was " \
+            messages.append("File: '%s' has %s checksum '%s' when '%s' was " \
                             "expected" % (ud.localpath, ci["id"], ci["data"], ci["expected"]))
             bad_checksum = ci["data"]