diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/libva/libva_1.8.3.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/libva/libva_1.8.3.bb
index bb5f829fcc..ceeda84283 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/libva/libva_1.8.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/libva/libva_1.8.3.bb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=2e48940f94acb0af582e5ef03537800f"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/01org/libva.git;protocol=http;branch=v1.8-branch "
 SRCREV = "457470987cc9df5976ce8c72ffd4bfbd9baaf0f9"
-UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "libva-(?P<pver>(\d+(\.\d+)+))"
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "^(?P<pver>(\d+(\.\d+)+))$"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"