diff --git a/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py b/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py
index 805a9dbec6f..aef9c5ac05c 100644
--- a/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py
+++ b/torchvision/datasets/widerface.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def __init__(
         if download:
             self.download()
 
-        if not self._check_integrity():
+        if download and not self._check_integrity():
             raise RuntimeError(
                 "Dataset not found or corrupted. " + "You can use download=True to download and prepare it"
             )