diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/cairo/cairo_1.16.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/cairo/cairo_1.16.0.bb
index 3e176930cc..cdef023198 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/cairo/cairo_1.16.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/cairo/cairo_1.16.0.bb
@@ -83,3 +83,5 @@ FILES_${PN}-script-interpreter = "${libdir}/libcairo-script-interpreter.so.*"
 FILES_${PN}-perf-utils = "${bindir}/cairo-trace* ${libdir}/cairo/*.la ${libdir}/cairo/libcairo-trace.so"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
+
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "cairo-(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+).tar.xz"