diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 88945b4595b..ce6c0412075 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ install_bbotstrap() {
             _subarch="-${XBPS_TARGET_PKG#*-}"
         fi
 	fi
-	${_bootstrap_arch} xbps-install -S ${XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS} -c ${XBPS_HOSTDIR}/repocache -r $XBPS_MASTERDIR -y base-chroot${_subarch}
+	${_bootstrap_arch} xbps-install -S ${XBPS_INSTALL_ARGS} \
+        -c ${XBPS_HOSTDIR}/repocache -r $XBPS_MASTERDIR \
+        --repository=$XBPS_REPOSITORY -y base-chroot${_subarch}
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		msg_error "Failed to install bootstrap packages!\n"
 	fi