diff --git a/lib/core/resolvers/GitResolver.js b/lib/core/resolvers/GitResolver.js
index 3c161a3f8..9f4917f60 100644
--- a/lib/core/resolvers/GitResolver.js
+++ b/lib/core/resolvers/GitResolver.js
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ GitResolver.prototype._savePkgMeta = function (meta) {
         version = semver.clean(this._resolution.tag);
 
         // Warn if the package meta version is different than the resolved one
-        if (typeof meta.version === 'string' && semver.neq(meta.version, version)) {
+        if (typeof meta.version === 'string' && semver.valid(meta.version) && semver.neq(meta.version, version)) {
             this._logger.warn('mismatch', 'Version declared in the json (' + meta.version + ') is different than the resolved one (' + version + ')', {
                 resolution: this._resolution,
                 pkgMeta: meta