diff --git a/package/festival/lexicons/festlex.mk b/package/festival/lexicons/festlex.mk
index 912803f1eb..f5fdc9f763 100644
--- a/package/festival/lexicons/festlex.mk
+++ b/package/festival/lexicons/festlex.mk
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ FESTLEX_INSTALL_DIR = $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share
 $(FESTLEX_STATUS_DIR)/.downloaded:
 	mkdir -p $(FESTLEX_STATUS_DIR)
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTLEX_CMU),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(LEX1)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(LEX1) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(LEX1)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTLEX_OALD),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(LEX2)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(LEX2) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(LEX2)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTLEX_POS),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(LEX3)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(LEX3) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(LEX3)
 endif
 	touch $@
 
diff --git a/package/festival/voices/festvox.mk b/package/festival/voices/festvox.mk
index fdb71eb2ef..8456a4903d 100644
--- a/package/festival/voices/festvox.mk
+++ b/package/festival/voices/festvox.mk
@@ -21,35 +21,35 @@ FESTVOX_INSTALL_DIR = $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share
 $(FESTVOX_STATUS_DIR)/.downloaded:
 	mkdir -p $(FESTVOX_STATUS_DIR)
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_AWB),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE1)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE1) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE1)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_BDL),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE2)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE2) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE2)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_JMK),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE3)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE3) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE3)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_SLT),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE4)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE4) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE4)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_AWB_MULTISYN),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE5)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE5) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE5)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_JMK_MULTISYN),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE6)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE6) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE6)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_KAL_SIXTEENK),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE7)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE7) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE7)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_KED_EIGHTK),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE8)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE8) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE8)
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FESTVOX_KED_SIXTEENK),y)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE9)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(VOICE9) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(VOICE9)
 endif
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(FRONTEND1)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(FRONTEND2)
-	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(FRONTEND3)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(FRONTEND1) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(FRONTEND1)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(FRONTEND2) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(FRONTEND2)
+	$(Q)test -e $(DL_DIR)/$(FRONTEND3) || $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_SITE)/$(FRONTEND3)
 
 	touch $@