diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
index 1c9ceafcb15..ae8212ecc96 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ update_check() {
         curl -A "xbps-src-update-check/$XBPS_SRC_VERSION" --max-time 10 -Lsk "$url" |
             grep -Po -i "$rx"
     done |
+    tr _ . |
     sort -Vu |
     { 
         grep . || echo "NO VERSION found for $original_pkgname" 1>&2
diff --git a/srcpkgs/iverilog/update b/srcpkgs/iverilog/update
index 1047fd57c00..75701c1ac2e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iverilog/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/iverilog/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 site="https://api.github.com/repos/steveicarus/$pkgname/tags"
 pattern='"name":\s*"v\K[\d_]+(?=")'
-version=${version//./_}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lowdown/update b/srcpkgs/lowdown/update
index ae8b68fb708..f18efbf9cfb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lowdown/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/lowdown/update
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-# This pattern is incomplete, it finds out the versions like '0_3_1' but
-# comparison with 'xbps-uhelper cmpver' results in it being always treated
-# as a lower version
 pattern="VERSION_\K[\d_]+"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/portaudio/update b/srcpkgs/portaudio/update
index a6b177b1139..6d40d6109f6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/portaudio/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/portaudio/update
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-version="${version/./_}"
 site='http://www.portaudio.com/download.html'
 pattern='archives/pa_stable_v\K[0-9_]+(?=\.tgz)'