diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-native_1.4.18.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-native_1.4.18.bb
index 06d8aa244e..407ad89330 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-native_1.4.18.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/m4/m4-native_1.4.18.bb
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ do_configure()  {
 	oe_runconf
 }
 
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/m4/"