diff --git a/buildcore.sh b/buildcore.sh
index 086274182..72cf245cd 100755
--- a/buildcore.sh
+++ b/buildcore.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #        EMBED=<embedded-environment> - the environment for which a minimal version of xcat should be built, e.g. zvm or flex
 #        VERBOSE=1 - to see lots of verbose output
 #        LOG=<filename> - provide an LOG file option to redirect some output into log file
+#        RPMSIGN=0 or RPMSIGN=1 - Sign the RPMs using the keys on GSA
 
 # you can change this if you need to
 UPLOADUSER=litingt
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ if [ ! -z ${LOG} ]; then
 fi
 
 # get gpg keys in place
-if [ "$OSNAME" != "AIX" ]; then
+if [ "$OSNAME" != "AIX" ] && ( [ -z "$RPMSIGN" ] || [ "$RPMSIGN" == "1" ] ); then
 	mkdir -p $HOME/.gnupg
 	for i in pubring.gpg secring.gpg trustdb.gpg; do
 		if [ ! -f $HOME/.gnupg/$i ] || [ `wc -c $HOME/.gnupg/$i|cut -f 1 -d' '` == 0 ]; then