diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index 25cefda..d843e7c 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@
     """
     from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
+    pn = d.getVar("PN")
+    real_pv = d.getVar("PV")
+
     cves_unpatched = []
     # CVE_PRODUCT can contain more than one product (eg. curl/libcurl)
     products = d.getVar("CVE_PRODUCT").split()
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@
     pv = d.getVar("CVE_VERSION").split("+git")[0]
 
     # If the recipe has been whitlisted we return empty lists
-    if d.getVar("PN") in d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_PN_WHITELIST").split():
+    if pn in d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_PN_WHITELIST").split():
         bb.note("Recipe has been whitelisted, skipping check")
         return ([], [], [])
 
@@ -286,12 +289,12 @@
                         vulnerable = vulnerable_start or vulnerable_end
 
                 if vulnerable:
-                    bb.note("%s-%s is vulnerable to %s" % (product, pv, cve))
+                    bb.note("%s-%s is vulnerable to %s" % (pn, real_pv, cve))
                     cves_unpatched.append(cve)
                     break
 
             if not vulnerable:
-                bb.note("%s-%s is not vulnerable to %s" % (product, pv, cve))
+                bb.note("%s-%s is not vulnerable to %s" % (pn, real_pv, cve))
                 # TODO: not patched but not vulnerable
                 patched_cves.add(cve)