diff --git a/tools/donate-cpu.py b/tools/donate-cpu.py
index 9cefaa4679b..142622b1212 100755
--- a/tools/donate-cpu.py
+++ b/tools/donate-cpu.py
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@
         if ver == 'head':
             ver = 'main'
         current_cppcheck_dir = os.path.join(work_path, 'tree-'+ver)
+        if ver != 'main' and lib.has_binary(current_cppcheck_dir):
+            print('No need to check Cppcheck-{} for changes - binary already exists'.format(ver))
+            continue
         print('Checking Cppcheck-{} for changes..'.format(ver))
         try:
             has_changes = lib.try_retry(lib.checkout_cppcheck_version, fargs=(repo_path, ver, current_cppcheck_dir), max_tries=3, sleep_duration=30.0, sleep_factor=1.0)