diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index 2e75e22..a9b8ba0 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@
             #   '<' = less or equal
             #   '>' = greater or equal
             # adjust these to the '<<' and '>>' equivalents
-            #
+            # Also, "=" specifiers only work if they have the PR in, so 1.2.3 != 1.2.3-r0
+            # so to avoid issues, map this to ">= 1.2.3 << 1.2.3.0"
             for dep in list(var.keys()):
                 if '(' in dep or '/' in dep:
                     newdep = re.sub(r'[(:)/]', '__', dep)
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@
                         var[dep][i] = var[dep][i].replace("< ", "<< ")
                     elif (v or "").startswith("> "):
                         var[dep][i] = var[dep][i].replace("> ", ">> ")
+                    elif (v or "").startswith("= ") and "-r" not in v:
+                        ver = var[dep][i].replace("= ", "")
+                        var[dep][i] = var[dep][i].replace("= ", ">= ")
+                        var[dep].append("<< " + ver + ".0")
 
         rdepends = bb.utils.explode_dep_versions2(localdata.getVar("RDEPENDS") or "")
         debian_cmp_remap(rdepends)