diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gnu-config/gnu-config_git.bb b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gnu-config/gnu-config_git.bb
index 4fded60..8de8138 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gnu-config/gnu-config_git.bb
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-devtools/gnu-config/gnu-config_git.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 SRC_URI = "git://git.savannah.gnu.org/config.git \
            file://gnu-configize.in"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
-UPSTREAM_VERSION_UNKNOWN = "1"
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
 
 CLEANBROKEN = "1"