diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstplugin.c b/tests/check/gst/gstplugin.c
index 3ca5680f8e..18a56a196f 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstplugin.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstplugin.c
@@ -327,9 +327,17 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_version_checks)
           GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR + 1, GST_VERSION_MICRO) == TRUE,
       "Unexpected version check result");
 
-  fail_if (gst_default_registry_check_feature_version ("identity",
-          GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR, GST_VERSION_MICRO + 1) == TRUE,
-      "Unexpected version check result");
+  /* If the nano is set, then we expect that X.Y.Z-1.x >= X.Y.Z, so that a
+   * devel plugin is valid against an upcoming release */
+  if (GST_VERSION_NANO > 0) {
+    fail_unless (gst_default_registry_check_feature_version ("identity",
+            GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR, GST_VERSION_MICRO + 1) ==
+        TRUE, "Unexpected version check result");
+  } else {
+    fail_if (gst_default_registry_check_feature_version ("identity",
+            GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR, GST_VERSION_MICRO + 1) ==
+        TRUE, "Unexpected version check result");
+  }
 
   if (GST_VERSION_MAJOR > 0) {
     fail_if (gst_default_registry_check_feature_version ("identity",