diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/recorders/vboxutils.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/recorders/vboxutils.cpp
index f1c417e..6c14c16 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/recorders/vboxutils.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythtv/recorders/vboxutils.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ bool VBox::checkVersion(QString &version)
     QStringList sList = requiredVersion.split('.');
 
     // sanity check this looks like a VBox version string
-    if (sList.count() != 3 || !requiredVersion.startsWith("VB."))
+    if (sList.count() != 3 || !requiredVersion.startsWith("V"))
     {
         LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, LOC + QString("Failed to parse required version from %1").arg(requiredVersion));
         version = "UNKNOWN";
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ bool VBox::checkVersion(QString &version)
         sList = version.split('.');
 
         // sanity check this looks like a VBox version string
-        if (sList.count() != 3 || !version.startsWith("VB."))
+        if (sList.count() != 3 || !version.startsWith("V"))
         {
             LOG(VB_GENERAL, LOG_INFO, LOC + QString("Failed to parse version from %1").arg(version));
             delete xmlDoc;