diff --git a/contrib/ci/Jenkinsfile b/contrib/ci/Jenkinsfile
index 2da3da2e..2cb11ede 100644
--- a/contrib/ci/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/contrib/ci/Jenkinsfile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pipeline {
         stage('build') {
             steps {
                 sh 'make update'
-                sh 'make download'
+                sh 'test -d /dl_cache && ln -s /dl_cache openwrt/dl || true'
                 sh 'make -j$(nproc)'
             }
         }