diff --git a/Mk/Uses/pgsql.mk b/Mk/Uses/pgsql.mk
index 30e6db57d879..e9274be12cbf 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/pgsql.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/pgsql.mk
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ _WANT_PGSQL_VER?=	${pgsql_ARGS}
 .  endif
 
 # Try to match default version, otherwise just take the first version
-# that matches
+# that matches. Prefer the installed version if it matches
 .  if !empty(_WANT_PGSQL_VER)
 .    for version in ${_WANT_PGSQL_VER}
 .      if ${PGSQL_DEFAULT} == ${version}
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ PGSQL_VER=	${version}
 .      endif
 PGSQL_VER?=	${version}
 .    endfor
+.    if defined(_PGSQL_VER) && ${_WANT_PGSQL_VER:M${_PGSQL_VER}} == ${_PGSQL_VER}
+PGSQL_VER=	${_PGSQL_VER}
+.    endif
 .    if defined(_PGSQL_VER) && ${_PGSQL_VER} != ${PGSQL_VER}
 IGNORE?=	cannot install: the port wants postgresql-client version ${_WANT_PGSQL_VER} and you have version ${_PGSQL_VER} installed
 .    endif