diff --git a/include/project_version.h b/include/project_version.h
index b6721db25..575d1a64e 100644
--- a/include/project_version.h
+++ b/include/project_version.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 
 inline bool operator<( const projectVersion & _v1, const char * _str )
 {
-	return( projectVersion::compare( _v1, projectVersion( _str ) ) < 0 );
+	return projectVersion::compare( _v1, projectVersion( _str ) ) < 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/project_version.cpp b/src/core/project_version.cpp
index 5577db70e..75f631254 100644
--- a/src/core/project_version.cpp
+++ b/src/core/project_version.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * project_version.cpp - compare versions in import upgrades
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Javier Serrano Polo <jasp00/at/users.sourceforge.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Tobias Doerffel <tobydox/at/users.sourceforge.net>
  * 
  * This file is part of Linux MultiMedia Studio - http://lmms.sourceforge.net
  *
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ int projectVersion::compare( const projectVersion & _v1,
 	n2 = _v2.section( '.', 0, 0 ).toInt();
 	if( n1 != n2 )
 	{
-		return( n1 - n2 );
+		return n1 - n2;
 	}
 
 	// Minor
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ int projectVersion::compare( const projectVersion & _v1,
 	n2 = _v2.section( '.', 1, 1 ).toInt();
 	if( n1 != n2 )
 	{
-		return( n1 - n2 );
+		return n1 - n2;
 	}
 
 	// Release
@@ -58,12 +59,24 @@ int projectVersion::compare( const projectVersion & _v1,
 	n2 = _v2.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 0, 0 ).toInt();
 	if( n1 != n2 )
 	{
-		return( n1 - n2 );
+		return n1 - n2;
 	}
 
 	// Build
-	return( QString::compare( _v1.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 1 ),
-				_v2.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 1 ) ) );
+	const QString b1 = _v1.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 1 );
+	const QString b2 = _v2.section( '.', 2 ).section( '-', 1 );
+
+	// make sure 0.x.y > 0.x.y-patch
+	if( b1.isEmpty() )
+	{
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if( b2.isEmpty() )
+	{
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return QString::compare( b1, b2 );
 }