diff --git a/.backportrc.json b/.backportrc.json
index 603c8669158..466fa8e604f 100644
--- a/.backportrc.json
+++ b/.backportrc.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "repoOwner": "eclipse-cdt",
   "repoName": "cdt",
-  "targetBranchChoices": ["tycho-cdt_11_6"],
+  "targetBranchChoices": ["cdt_11_6"],
   "branchLabelMapping": {
     "^backport-to-(.+)$": "$1"
   },