diff --git a/Mk/defaults.mk b/Mk/defaults.mk
index 2195b7b03..b2e3dad55 100644
--- a/Mk/defaults.mk
+++ b/Mk/defaults.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2016-2022 Franco Fichtner <franco@opnsense.org>
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2024 Franco Fichtner <franco@opnsense.org>
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ PLUGIN_ABI?=	${_PLUGIN_ABI}
 PLUGIN_ABI?=	24.7
 .endif
 
+PLUGIN_STABLE?=	stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}
+
 PHPBIN=		${LOCALBASE}/bin/php
 
 .if exists(${PHPBIN})
@@ -103,34 +105,34 @@ ${_TARGET}_ARG=		${${_TARGET}_ARGS:[0]}
 .endfor
 
 ensure-stable:
-	@if ! git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}; then \
-		git update-ref refs/heads/stable/${PLUGIN_ABI} refs/remotes/origin/stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}; \
-		git config branch.stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}.merge refs/heads/stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}; \
-		git config branch.stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}.remote origin; \
+	@if ! git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/${PLUGIN_STABLE}; then \
+		git update-ref refs/heads/${PLUGIN_STABLE} refs/remotes/origin/${PLUGIN_STABLE}; \
+		git config branch.${PLUGIN_STABLE}.merge refs/heads/${PLUGIN_STABLE}; \
+		git config branch.${PLUGIN_STABLE}.remote origin; \
 	fi
 
 diff_ARGS?= 	.
 
 diff: ensure-stable
-	@git diff --stat -p stable/${PLUGIN_ABI} ${.CURDIR}/${diff_ARGS:[1]}
+	@git diff --stat -p ${PLUGIN_STABLE} ${.CURDIR}/${diff_ARGS:[1]}
 
 feed: ensure-stable
-	@git log --stat -p --reverse stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}...${feed_ARGS:[1]}~1
+	@git log --stat -p --reverse ${PLUGIN_STABLE}...${feed_ARGS:[1]}~1
 
 mfc_ARGS?=	.
 
 mfc: ensure-stable
 .for MFC in ${mfc_ARGS}
 .if exists(${MFC})
-	@git diff --stat -p stable/${PLUGIN_ABI} ${.CURDIR}/${MFC} > /tmp/mfc.diff
-	@git checkout stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}
+	@git diff --stat -p ${PLUGIN_STABLE} ${.CURDIR}/${MFC} > /tmp/mfc.diff
+	@git checkout ${PLUGIN_STABLE}
 	@git apply /tmp/mfc.diff
 	@git add ${.CURDIR}/${MFC}
 	@if ! git diff --quiet HEAD; then \
 		git commit -m "${MFC:S/^.$/${PLUGIN_DIR}/}: sync with master"; \
 	fi
 .else
-	@git checkout stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}
+	@git checkout ${PLUGIN_STABLE}
 	@if ! git cherry-pick -x ${MFC}; then \
 		git cherry-pick --abort; \
 	fi
@@ -139,20 +141,20 @@ mfc: ensure-stable
 .endfor
 
 stable:
-	@git checkout stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}
+	@git checkout ${PLUGIN_STABLE}
 
 master:
 	@git checkout master
 
 rebase:
-	@git checkout stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}
+	@git checkout ${PLUGIN_STABLE}
 	@git rebase -i
 	@git checkout master
 
 log:
-	@git log --stat -p stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}
+	@git log --stat -p ${PLUGIN_STABLE}
 
 push:
-	@git checkout stable/${PLUGIN_ABI}
+	@git checkout ${PLUGIN_STABLE}
 	@git push
 	@git checkout master