diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb
index 8ced7b84f4..e112a5e30f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/yajl/yajl_1.0.12.bb
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ inherit cmake lib_package
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DLIB_SUFFIX=${@d.getVar('baselib').replace('lib', '')}"
+
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "(?P<pver>1(\.\d+)+)"