Index: head/Mk/bsd.port.mk
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--- head/Mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ head/Mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -2497,6 +2497,7 @@
 PKGREPOSITORYSUBDIR?=	All
 PKGREPOSITORY?=		${PACKAGES}/${PKGREPOSITORYSUBDIR}
 .if exists(${PACKAGES})
+PACKAGES:=	${PACKAGES:S/:/\:/g}
 _HAVE_PACKAGES=	yes
 PKGFILE?=		${PKGREPOSITORY}/${PKGNAME}${PKG_SUFX}
 .else