diff --git a/tools/make_package.py b/tools/make_package.py
index 0d1c6e052..947205c91 100644
--- a/tools/make_package.py
+++ b/tools/make_package.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.port_version = self.args.tag.split("_")[0]
         self.port_revision = self.args.tag.split("_", maxsplit=1)[1]
 
+        # Allow package to build on systems that no longer have upstream ports support
+        os.environ['ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_SYSTEM'] = 'yes'
+
         # Run tasks for build mode
         if self.args.host:
             self.build_on_remote_host()