diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-gnome/gtk+/gtk+3.inc b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-gnome/gtk+/gtk+3.inc
index 27da844..0a357db 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-gnome/gtk+/gtk+3.inc
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-gnome/gtk+/gtk+3.inc
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2 & LGPLv2+ & LGPLv2.1+"
 
-inherit autotools gettext pkgconfig gtk-doc update-alternatives gtk-immodules-cache gsettings distro_features_check upstream-version-is-even gobject-introspection
+inherit autotools gettext pkgconfig gtk-doc update-alternatives gtk-immodules-cache gsettings distro_features_check gobject-introspection
+
+# versions >= 3.90 are development versions, otherwise like upstream-version-is-even
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "[^\d\.](?P<pver>3\.([1-8]?[02468])+(\.\d+)+)\.tar"
+
 ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK3DISTROFEATURES}"
 
 # This should be in autotools.bbclass, but until something elses uses it putting
@@ -34,7 +38,6 @@
                  WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS_SYSROOT_DIR=${RECIPE_SYSROOT} \
                  ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "x11", "", "--disable-gtk-doc", d)} \
                  "
-EXTRA_OECONF[vardepsexclude] = "MACHINE"
 
 do_compile_prepend() {
         export GIR_EXTRA_LIBS_PATH="${B}/gdk/.libs"