diff --git a/release/Makefile.inc1 b/release/Makefile.inc1
index 00a6861686c..d9b4b6b393d 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/release/Makefile.inc1
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ GIT_CMD=   ${_P}/git
 
 .if !empty(GIT_CMD) && exists(${GIT_CMD})
 # Set the git branch and hash to export where needed.
-.if !defined(GITBRANCH) || empty(GITBRANCH)
+. if !defined(GITBRANCH) || empty(GITBRANCH)
 GITBRANCH!=	${GIT_CMD} -C ${.CURDIR} rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/\^\///'
-.export GITBRANCH
-.endif
-.if !defined(GITREV) || empty(GITREV)
+. export GITBRANCH
+. endif
+. if !defined(GITREV) || empty(GITREV)
 GITREV!=	${GIT_CMD} -C ${.CURDIR} rev-parse --verify --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || true
-.export GITREV
-.endif
+. export GITREV
+. endif
 .else
 GITBRANCH=	nullbranch
 GITREV=		nullhash
-.export GITBRANCH
-.export GITREV
+. export GITBRANCH
+. export GITREV
 .endif
 
 # Set the build date, primarily for snapshot builds.