diff --git a/build.vars b/build.vars
index 8b11cd3..c468f7e 100644
--- a/build.vars
+++ b/build.vars
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ fi;
 : ${PKG_P7ZIP_URL:=https://github.com/lalbornoz/p7zip-midipix.git};
 : ${PKG_P7ZIP_URL_TYPE:=git};
 : ${PKG_P7ZIP_BUILD_DIR:=p7zip-midipix.git};
+: ${PKG_P7ZIP_GIT_BRANCH:=master};
 : ${PKG_P7ZIP_NO_MAKE_INSTALL:=1};
 : ${PKG_P7ZIP_INSTALL_FILES:="bin/7za=bin/"};
 : ${PKG_PACMAN_VERSION:=5.0.1};