diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb
index ce35b61..5545c1e 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx-1.0_1.4.7.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 SRCREV = "9b1db6b8060bd00b121a692f942404a24ae2960f"
 PV = "1.4.7+git${SRCPV}"
 
+# Exclude x.99.x versions from upstream checks
+UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "(?P<pver>^\d+(\.(?!99)\d+)+)"
+
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/clutter-project/mx.git;branch=mx-1.4 \
 	   file://fix-build-dir.patch \
 	   file://fix-test-includes.patch \
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx.inc b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx.inc
index ee7f186..4f10957 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx.inc
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-graphics/mx/mx.inc
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 SUMMARY = "Clutter based UI widget library"
 LICENSE = "LGPLv2.1"
 
-inherit clutter autotools-brokensep
+inherit clutter autotools-brokensep distro_features_check gobject-introspection
+# depends on clutter-1.0 which depends on cogl-1.0
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "opengl"
 
 DEPENDS = "clutter-1.0 dbus-glib gdk-pixbuf"
 
 SRC_URI = "http://source.clutter-project.org/sources/mx/${@get_verdir("${PV}")}/mx-${PV}.tar.xz"
 
-EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-introspection		\
-	        --disable-gtk-doc		\
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-gtk-doc		\
 	        --disable-gtk-widgets		\
 		--with-dbus			\
 		--with-winsys=none		\