1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/ftparchive/writer.cc b/ftparchive/writer.cc
index eb8938b95..c43e8f4b4 100644
--- a/ftparchive/writer.cc
+++ b/ftparchive/writer.cc
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ FTWScanner::FTWScanner(string const &Arch): Arch(Arch)
    DoMD5 = _config->FindB("APT::FTPArchive::MD5",true);
    DoSHA1 = _config->FindB("APT::FTPArchive::SHA1",true);
    DoSHA256 = _config->FindB("APT::FTPArchive::SHA256",true);
+   DoSHA512 = _config->FindB("APT::FTPArchive::SHA512",true);
 }
 									/*}}}*/
 // FTWScanner::Scanner - FTW Scanner					/*{{{*/
@@ -1060,10 +1061,12 @@ bool ReleaseWriter::DoPackage(string FileName)
       CheckSums[NewFileName].SHA256 = SHA256.Result();
    }
 
-   SHA256Summation SHA512;
-   SHA256.AddFD(fd.Fd(), fd.Size());
-   CheckSums[NewFileName].SHA512 = SHA512.Result();
-
+   if (DoSHA512 == true)
+   {
+      SHA512Summation SHA512;
+      SHA512.AddFD(fd.Fd(), fd.Size());
+      CheckSums[NewFileName].SHA512 = SHA512.Result();
+   }
    fd.Close();
    
    return true;