1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scons/gallium.py b/scons/gallium.py
index efe32e06c6c..61bbeb2399f 100755
--- a/scons/gallium.py
+++ b/scons/gallium.py
@@ -311,7 +311,14 @@ def generate(env):
     # Speed up dependency checking.  See
     # - https://github.com/SCons/scons/wiki/GoFastButton
     # - https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109443
-    scons_version = distutils.version.StrictVersion(SCons.__version__)
+
+    # Scons version string has consistently been in this format:
+    # MajorVersion.MinorVersion.Patch[.alpha/beta.yyyymmdd]
+    # so this formula should cover all versions regardless of type
+    # stable, alpha or beta.
+    # For simplicity alpha and beta flags are removed.
+
+    scons_version = distutils.version.StrictVersion('.'.join(SCons.__version__.split('.')[:3]))
     if scons_version < distutils.version.StrictVersion('3.0.2') or \
        scons_version > distutils.version.StrictVersion('3.0.4'):
         env.Decider('MD5-timestamp')