diff --git a/scripts/test-util.sh b/scripts/test-util.sh
index 829b1b009..2c0ff9544 100644
--- a/scripts/test-util.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-util.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ download_linux() {
     fi
     pushd "$WORKLOADS_DIR" || exit
     for url in $KERNEL_URLS; do
-        wget --quiet "$url" || exit 1
+        wget -N --quiet "$url" || exit 1
     done
 
     popd || exit