diff --git a/cmake/mysql_version.cmake b/cmake/mysql_version.cmake
index 6adca2ccc2f..886d7b9e8a9 100644
--- a/cmake/mysql_version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/mysql_version.cmake
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ MACRO(GET_MYSQL_VERSION)
         IF(NOT VERSION_STRING)
           FILE(STRINGS  configure.in  str REGEX "AC_INIT\\(")
           STRING(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+[-][a-zAZ0-9]+" VERSION_STRING "${str}")
+          IF(NOT VERSION_STRING)
+            STRING(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+" VERSION_STRING "${str}")
+          ENDIF()
         ENDIF()
       ENDIF()
     ENDIF()