diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py b/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py
index 9d45b4216e..cd742130de 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ def get_recipe_pv_without_srcpv(pv, uri_type):
     sfx = ''
 
     if uri_type == 'git':
-        git_regex = re.compile("(?P<pfx>(v|))(?P<ver>((\d+[\.\-_]*)+))(?P<sfx>(\+|)(git|)(r|)(AUTOINC|)(\+|))(?P<rev>.*)")
+        git_regex = re.compile("(?P<pfx>v?)(?P<ver>[^\+]*)((?P<sfx>\+(git)?r?(AUTOINC\+))(?P<rev>.*))?")
         m = git_regex.match(pv)
 
         if m:
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ def get_recipe_pv_without_srcpv(pv, uri_type):
             pfx = m.group('pfx')
             sfx = m.group('sfx')
     else:
-        regex = re.compile("(?P<pfx>(v|r|))(?P<ver>((\d+[\.\-_]*)+))")
+        regex = re.compile("(?P<pfx>(v|r)?)(?P<ver>.*)")
         m = regex.match(pv)
         if m:
             pv = m.group('ver')