@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ SCRIPT=
: ${TEMP_DIR:="$(mktemp -d /tmp/$PROGNAME.XXXXXX)"}
: ${TIMEZONE:=}
+case "$ALPINE_BRANCH" in
+ [0-9]*) ALPINE_BRANCH="v$ALPINE_BRANCH";;
+esac
+
host_pkgs=''
case "$ROOTFS_DEST" in
*.tar.bz2 | *.tbz) tar_opts='-cj';;