Scale background image to wrap content of layout

I had the same problem (I think), and the only solution I could find was this:

<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    >

    <View
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/some_image"
        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/actual_content"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@id/actual_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@id/actual_content"
        android:layout_alignRight="@id/actual_content"
        />

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@id/actual_content"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        >

       <!-- more stuff ... -->

    </LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>