diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
index ac163638694..f4b80c02cff 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.latest
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
+# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
+#
 
 FreeBSD-ports: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest",
@@ -21,3 +23,10 @@ FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
+FreeBSD-base: {
+  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_latest",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
+  enabled: no
+}
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
index 4e26582c698..117bbd49aea 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
+# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
+#
 
 FreeBSD-ports: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
@@ -21,3 +23,10 @@ FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
+FreeBSD-base: {
+  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_latest",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
+  enabled: no
+}
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
index b4a78009f7d..035d0ae976b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/FreeBSD.conf.quarterly-release
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
 #
+# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
+#
 
 FreeBSD-ports: {
   url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
@@ -21,3 +23,10 @@ FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
   fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
   enabled: yes
 }
+FreeBSD-base: {
+  url: "pkg+https://pkgbase.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_release_${VERSION_MINOR}",
+  mirror_type: "srv",
+  signature_type: "fingerprints",
+  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-${VERSION_MAJOR}",
+  enabled: no
+}