diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py b/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py
index 56be75dc9c9..044f1bfa614 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/recipeutils.py
@@ -1070,10 +1070,15 @@ def get_recipe_upstream_version(rd):
         ud = bb.fetch2.FetchData(src_uri, rd)
         if rd.getVar("UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS") == "1":
             bb.fetch2.get_srcrev(rd)
-            revision = ud.method.latest_revision(ud, rd, 'default')
-            upversion = pv
-            if revision != rd.getVar("SRCREV"):
-                upversion = upversion + "-new-commits-available"
+            upversion = None
+            revision = None
+            try:
+                revision = ud.method.latest_revision(ud, rd, 'default')
+                upversion = pv
+                if revision != rd.getVar("SRCREV"):
+                    upversion = upversion + "-new-commits-available"
+            except bb.fetch2.FetchError as e:
+                bb.warn("Unable to obtain latest revision: {}".format(e))
         else:
             pupver = ud.method.latest_versionstring(ud, rd)
             (upversion, revision) = pupver