diff --git a/easyocr/utils.py b/easyocr/utils.py
index 987baf2c9a6..9d658c5e9ae 100644
--- a/easyocr/utils.py
+++ b/easyocr/utils.py
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ def download_and_unzip(url, filename, model_storage_directory, verbose=True):
     os.remove(zip_path)
 
 def calculate_md5(fname):
-    hash_md5 = hashlib.md5()
+    hash_md5 = hashlib.md5(usedforsecurity=False)
     with open(fname, "rb") as f:
         for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b""):
             hash_md5.update(chunk)