diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
index 6ac4306c0..86d0a604a 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
 
         return fetchresult
 
-    def _check_latest_version(self, url, package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d):
+    def _check_latest_version(self, url, package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d, major_version=None):
         """
         Return the latest version of a package inside a given directory path
         If error or no version, return ""
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
                 newver = self._parse_path(package_regex, str(line))
 
             if newver:
+                if major_version:
+                    if not re.sub('_', '.', newver[1]).startswith(major_version+'.'):
+                        continue
                 bb.debug(3, "Upstream version found: %s" % newver[1])
                 if valid == 0:
                     version = newver
@@ -532,7 +535,7 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
 
         return ""
 
-    def _check_latest_version_by_dir(self, dirver, package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d):
+    def _check_latest_version_by_dir(self, dirver, package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d, major_version=None):
         """
         Scan every directory in order to get upstream version.
         """
@@ -576,7 +579,7 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
                         ud.user, ud.pswd, {}])
 
                     pupver = self._check_latest_version(uri,
-                            package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d)
+                            package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d, major_version=major_version)
                     if pupver:
                         version[1] = pupver
 
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
 
         return package_custom_regex_comp
 
-    def latest_versionstring(self, ud, d):
+    def latest_versionstring(self, ud, d, major_version=None):
         """
         Manipulate the URL and try to obtain the latest package version
 
@@ -678,11 +681,11 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
                 dirver_pn_regex = re.compile(r"%s\d?" % (re.escape(pn)))
                 if not dirver_pn_regex.search(dirver):
                     return (self._check_latest_version_by_dir(dirver,
-                        package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d), '')
+                        package, package_regex, current_version, ud, d, major_version=major_version), '')
 
             uri = bb.fetch.encodeurl([ud.type, ud.host, path, ud.user, ud.pswd, {}])
         else:
             uri = regex_uri
 
         return (self._check_latest_version(uri, package, package_regex,
-                current_version, ud, d), '')
+                current_version, ud, d, major_version=major_version), '')