diff -Naru orig/layers/openembedded-core/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass new/layers/openembedded-core/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
--- orig/layers/openembedded-core/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass	2017-11-02 09:28:24.985891062 -0500
+++ new/layers/openembedded-core/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass	2017-11-01 18:28:14.043490044 -0500
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     import re, copy
     import textwrap
     import subprocess
+    import oe.packagedata
 
     workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
     outdir = d.getVar('PKGWRITEDIRIPK', True)
@@ -69,6 +70,22 @@
         cleanupcontrol(root)
         from glob import glob
         g = glob('*')
+
+        pkgr = d.getVar('PR_' + pkg, True)
+        if pkgr:
+            try:
+                p = re.compile('r[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)')
+                m = p.match(d.getVar('PKGR',True))
+                find_pr = m.group(1)
+            except:
+                find_pr = ""
+
+            # bb.note('do_package_ipk: find_pr: %s' % find_pr);
+            pkgr = pkgr + find_pr
+            # bb.note('do_package_ipk: PKGR: %s' % d.getVar('PKGR',True))
+            localdata.setVar('PKGR', pkgr)
+            # bb.note('do_package_ipk: d.pkgr is %s' % pkgr)
+
         if not g and localdata.getVar('ALLOW_EMPTY') != "1":
             bb.note("Not creating empty archive for %s-%s-%s" % (pkg, localdata.getVar('PKGV', True), localdata.getVar('PKGR', True)))
             bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)