Index: usr.sbin/bsdinstall/Makefile
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/bsdinstall/Makefile
+++ usr.sbin/bsdinstall/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 FILESDIR=	${SHAREDIR}/bsdinstall
 FILES=		FreeBSD-base.conf
 
-_BRANCH!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -V BRANCH
+_BRANCH!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -DNO_ROOT -DWITHOUT_QEMU -V BRANCH
 BRANCH?=	${_BRANCH}
-_REVISION!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -V REVISION
+_REVISION!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -DNO_ROOT -DWITHOUT_QEMU -V REVISION
 REVISION?=	${_REVISION}
 
 .if ${BRANCH} == CURRENT || ${BRANCH} == STABLE
Index: usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
+++ usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PACKAGE=	pkg-bootstrap
 
 .MAKEFLAGS: -W
-_BRANCH!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -V BRANCH
+_BRANCH!=	${MAKE} -C ${SRCTOP}/release -DNO_ROOT -DWITHOUT_QEMU -V BRANCH
 BRANCH?=	${_BRANCH}
 .if ${BRANCH:MCURRENT} != ""
 PKGCONFBRANCH?=	latest