diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 		["FreeBSD-kernel-generic64le"] = true,
 	}
 
-	local rquery = capture(pkg .. "rquery -U -r FreeBSD-base %n")
+	local rquery = capture(pkg .. "rquery -U %n")
 	for package in rquery:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
 		local setname = package:match("^FreeBSD%-set%-(.+)$")
 
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@
 
 	local packages = table.concat(select_packages(pkg, options), " ")
 
-	while not os.execute(pkg .. "install -U -F -y -r FreeBSD-base " .. packages) do
+	while not os.execute(pkg .. "install -U -F -y " .. packages) do
 		if not prompt_yn("Fetching packages failed, try again?") then
 			os.exit(1)
 		end
 	end
 
-	if not os.execute(pkg .. "install -U -y -r FreeBSD-base " .. packages) then
+	if not os.execute(pkg .. "install -U -y " .. packages) then
 		os.exit(1)
 	end
 end