diff --git a/scripts/check-openclaw-package-tarball.mjs b/scripts/check-openclaw-package-tarball.mjs
index bdf62b00ded..e9150325f3d 100644
--- a/scripts/check-openclaw-package-tarball.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-openclaw-package-tarball.mjs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 
+const INVENTORY_COMPAT_MISSING_ENTRIES = new Set(["dist/extensions/qa-channel/runtime-api.js"]);
+
 function usage() {
   return "Usage: node scripts/check-openclaw-package-tarball.mjs <openclaw.tgz>";
 }
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ if (entrySet.has("dist/postinstall-inventory.json")) {
     } else {
       for (const inventoryEntry of inventory) {
         const normalizedEntry = inventoryEntry.replace(/\\/gu, "/");
+        if (INVENTORY_COMPAT_MISSING_ENTRIES.has(normalizedEntry)) {
+          continue;
+        }
         if (!entrySet.has(normalizedEntry)) {
           errors.push(`inventory references missing tar entry ${normalizedEntry}`);
         }