diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index a49903a3090..c1c0b56efd1 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -2192,6 +2192,7 @@ sign-packages:	_pkgbootstrap .PHONY
 	@[ -L "${REPODIR}/$$(${PKG_CMD} -o ABI_FILE=${WSTAGEDIR}/usr/bin/uname config ABI)/latest" ] && \
 		unlink ${REPODIR}/$$(${PKG_CMD} -o ABI_FILE=${WSTAGEDIR}/usr/bin/uname config ABI)/latest ; \
 	${PKG_CMD} -o ABI_FILE=${WSTAGEDIR}/usr/bin/uname repo \
+		-o OSVERSION="${OSRELDATE}" \
 		-m ${WSTAGEDIR}/meta \
 		-o ${REPODIR}/$$(${PKG_CMD} -o ABI_FILE=${WSTAGEDIR}/usr/bin/uname config ABI)/${PKG_VERSION} \
 		${REPODIR}/$$(${PKG_CMD} -o ABI_FILE=${WSTAGEDIR}/usr/bin/uname config ABI)/${PKG_VERSION} \