diff --git a/databases/py-psycopg/Makefile b/databases/py-psycopg/Makefile
index 61eed05f41c..86d362fd6c8 100644
--- a/databases/py-psycopg/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-psycopg/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.44 2011/09/16 08:48:04 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.45 2011/09/23 19:01:24 espie Exp $
 
 SHARED_ONLY=		Yes
 
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	databases/postgresql,-server
 RUN_DEPENDS=	databases/postgresql
 
 FLAVORS=	python2.4 python2.7
-FLAVOR?=	python2.7
+.if empty(FLAVOR) || !defined(FLAVOR)
+FLAVOR=	python2.7
+.endif
 
 .if ${FLAVOR:L:Mpython2.4} && !${FLAVOR:L:Npython2.4}
 MULTI_PACKAGES=	-main -examples -zope