diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 7705415a4f..d56cf811ba 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ ASSUME_PROVIDED = "\
 ##################################################################
 
 PN = "${@bb.parse.vars_from_file(d.getVar('FILE', False),d)[0] or 'defaultpkgname'}"
-PV = "${@bb.parse.vars_from_file(d.getVar('FILE', False),d)[1] or '1.0'}"
+BPV = "${@bb.parse.vars_from_file(d.getVar('FILE', False),d)[1] or '1.0'}"
+PV = "${BPV}"
 PR = "${@bb.parse.vars_from_file(d.getVar('FILE', False),d)[2] or 'r0'}"
 PE = ""
 PF = "${PN}-${EXTENDPE}${PV}-${PR}"