diff --git a/meta/classes/gnome.bbclass b/meta/classes/gnome.bbclass
index 56233578aa..b29d86cefd 100644
--- a/meta/classes/gnome.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/gnome.bbclass
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 def gnome_verdir(v):
 	import re
-	m = re.match("([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\..*", v)
+	m = re.match("^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)", v)
 	return "%s.%s" % (m.group(1), m.group(2))
 
 SECTION ?= "x11/gnome"