diff --git a/bootstrap-salt.sh b/bootstrap-salt.sh
index e0743d7..83ba107 100644
--- a/bootstrap-salt.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-salt.sh
@@ -5812,6 +5812,7 @@ install_arch_check_services() {
 # Using a separate conf step to head for idempotent install...
 __configure_freebsd_pkg_details() {
     _SALT_ETC_DIR="/usr/local/etc/salt"
+    _PKI_DIR=${_SALT_ETC_DIR}/pki
     _POST_NEON_PIP_INSTALL_ARGS="--prefix=/usr/local"
 }