diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinModelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinModelManager.cs
index 2aa21c0629..dbd209e984 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinModelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinModelManager.cs
@@ -263,6 +263,6 @@ public void Save(Skin skin)
             });
         }
 
-        public override bool IsAvailableLocally(SkinInfo model) => false;
+        public override bool IsAvailableLocally(SkinInfo model) => true; // skins do not have online download support yet.
     }
 }