diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile b/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
index 98b6cb8afdf9..ebfb71c1699b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
-.if ${MACHINE} != "amd64" && ${MACHINE} != "i386"
-PKGCONFBRANCH?=	quarterly
-.else
 _BRANCH!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -V BRANCH
 BRANCH?=	${_BRANCH}
+.if ${BRANCH:MCURRENT} != ""
+PKGCONFBRANCH?=	latest
+.else
 . if ${BRANCH:MBETA*} || ${BRANCH:MRC*} || ${BRANCH:MRELEASE*}
 PKGCONFBRANCH?=	quarterly
 . else
+.  if ${MACHINE} != "amd64" && ${MACHINE} != "i386"
+PKGCONFBRANCH?=	quarterly
+.  else
 PKGCONFBRANCH?=	latest
+.  endif
 . endif
 .endif
 CONFS=		FreeBSD.conf.${PKGCONFBRANCH}