diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile b/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
index 07a6012d9721..3e0e047382ca 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,32 @@
 
 PACKAGE=	pkg-bootstrap
 
 _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" && ${MACHINE} != "arm64"
 PKGCONFBRANCH?=	quarterly
 .  else
 PKGCONFBRANCH?=	latest
 .  endif
 . endif
 .endif
-PKGCONFBRANCH=	latest
 PKGCONF?=	FreeBSD.conf.${PKGCONFBRANCH}
 CONFS=		${PKGCONF}
 CONFSNAME_${PKGCONF}=	${PKGCONF:C/\.conf.+$/.conf/}
 CONFSDIR=	/etc/pkg
 CONFSMODE=	644
 PROG=	pkg
 SRCS=	pkg.c dns_utils.c config.c hash.c
 MAN=	pkg.7
 
 CFLAGS+=-I${SRCTOP}/contrib/libucl/include
 .PATH:	${SRCTOP}/contrib/libucl/include
 LIBADD=	archive fetch ucl crypto ssl util md
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>