diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index fc23a46552..7bd938fdc8 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ EOF
 	exit "${return_code}"
 }
 
+cleanup_and_fail() {
+       rm -f "${component_tarball_name}"
+       return 1
+}
+
 install_cached_tarball_component() {
 	if [ "${USE_CACHE}" != "yes" ]; then
 		return 1
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ install_cached_tarball_component() {
 
 	[ "${cached_image_version}" != "${current_image_version}" ] && return 1
 	[ "${cached_version}" != "${current_version}" ] && return 1
+	sha256sum -c "${component}-sha256sum" || return $(cleanup_and_fail)
 
 	info "Using cached tarball of ${component}"
 	mv "${component_tarball_name}" "${component_tarball_path}"