diff --git a/client.mk b/client.mk
index 7ebba24077bc..b892e2398662 100644
--- a/client.mk
+++ b/client.mk
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ ifdef NSPR_CO_TAG
   NSPR_CO_FLAGS := $(NSPR_CO_FLAGS) -r $(NSPR_CO_TAG)
 endif
 # Cannot pull static tags by date
-ifeq ($(NSPR_CO_TAG),NSPR_CLIENT_TAG)
+ifeq ($(NSPR_CO_TAG),NSPRPUB_CLIENT_TAG)
 CVSCO_NSPR = $(CVS) $(CVS_FLAGS) co $(NSPR_CO_FLAGS) $(NSPR_CO_MODULE)
 else
 CVSCO_NSPR = $(CVS) $(CVS_FLAGS) co $(NSPR_CO_FLAGS) $(CVS_CO_DATE_FLAGS) $(NSPR_CO_MODULE)