diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
index e87c0c37e0ea823ec9e470fe091cc4dffdffa916..4d0bb70065dc645cd79277c9ed7cbb052153cf78 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
     public static boolean canInstall(UpdateBaseInfo update) {
         return (SystemProperties.getBoolean(Constants.PROP_UPDATER_ALLOW_DOWNGRADING, false) ||
-                update.getTimestamp() > SystemProperties.getLong(Constants.PROP_BUILD_DATE, 0)) &&
-                update.getVersion().equalsIgnoreCase(
-                        SystemProperties.get(Constants.PROP_BUILD_VERSION));
+                update.getTimestamp() > SystemProperties.getLong(Constants.PROP_BUILD_DATE, 0));
     }
 
     public static List<UpdateInfo> parseJson(File file, boolean compatibleOnly)