diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile b/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
index 2d5f9c9fbb82..98b6cb8afdf9 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+.if ${MACHINE} != "amd64" && ${MACHINE} != "i386"
+PKGCONFBRANCH?=	quarterly
+.else
+_BRANCH!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -V BRANCH
+BRANCH?=	${_BRANCH}
+. if ${BRANCH:MBETA*} || ${BRANCH:MRC*} || ${BRANCH:MRELEASE*}
+PKGCONFBRANCH?=	quarterly
+. else
 PKGCONFBRANCH?=	latest
+. endif
+.endif
 CONFS=		FreeBSD.conf.${PKGCONFBRANCH}
 CONFSNAME=	FreeBSD.conf
 CONFSDIR=	/etc/pkg