diff --git a/build/buildbot/config/common.xml b/build/buildbot/config/common.xml
index 32c4b821ec..b276b77e52 100644
--- a/build/buildbot/config/common.xml
+++ b/build/buildbot/config/common.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
     <fileNotImportant>docs/* interface/*</fileNotImportant>
 </scheduler>
 
+<scheduler>
+    <name>release_quick</name>
+    <branch><RELEASE_BRANCH/></branch>
+    <treeStableTimer>900</treeStableTimer>
+    <fileNotImportant>docs/* interface/*</fileNotImportant>
+</scheduler>
+
 <scheduler>
     <name>stable_quick</name>
     <branch><STABLE_BRANCH/></branch>
@@ -75,6 +82,10 @@
     <name><STABLE_BRANCH/></name>
 </slavelock>
 
+<slavelock>
+    <name><RELEASE_BRANCH/></name>
+</slavelock>
+
 <!--
     Map SVN user ids to email addresses.
 -->
diff --git a/build/buildbot/config/include/defs.xml b/build/buildbot/config/include/defs.xml
index 544b5366ab..e805c3dbc3 100644
--- a/build/buildbot/config/include/defs.xml
+++ b/build/buildbot/config/include/defs.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 <xsl:template name="SVN_URL">http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/</xsl:template>
 <xsl:template name="STABLE_BRANCH">branches/WX_2_8_BRANCH</xsl:template>
 <xsl:variable name="STABLE_BRANCH"><STABLE_BRANCH/></xsl:variable>
+<xsl:template name="RELEASE_BRANCH">branches/WX_2_9_BRANCH</xsl:template>
+<xsl:variable name="RELEASE_BRANCH"><RELEASE_BRANCH/></xsl:variable>
 <xsl:template name="SNAPSHOT_URL">http://biolpc22.york.ac.uk/pub</xsl:template>
 
 <!--
diff --git a/build/buildbot/config/xp_vc.xml b/build/buildbot/config/xp_vc.xml
index 31cdb3521e..89e967f435 100644
--- a/build/buildbot/config/xp_vc.xml
+++ b/build/buildbot/config/xp_vc.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
         </steps>
     </build>
 
-    <!-- VZ: disable because this results in buildbot configuration error
     <build>
         <name>XPSP2 VC9 wxMSW 2.9.x debug</name>
         <builddir>XPSP2_VC9_wxMSW_29x_debug</builddir>
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@
         <sandbox>VC9</sandbox>
         <make>nmake /nologo /f makefile.vc BUILD=debug SHARED=1 CPPUNIT_CFLAGS=-Ik:/buildbot/VC9libs/cppunit-1.12.1/include CPPUNIT_LIBS=k:/buildbot/VC9libs/cppunit-1.12.1/lib/cppunitd.lib</make>
         <steps>
-            <checkout branch="branches/WX_2_9_0_BRANCH"/>
+            <checkout branch="{$RELEASE_BRANCH}"/>
             <compile-all tests="true"/>
             <run-tests/>
         </steps>
@@ -127,10 +126,9 @@
         <sandbox>VC6</sandbox>
         <make>nmake /nologo /f makefile.vc BUILD=debug SHARED=1 CPPUNIT_CFLAGS=-Ik:/buildbot/VC6libs/cppunit-1.12.1/include CPPUNIT_LIBS=k:/buildbot/VC6libs/cppunit-1.12.1/lib/cppunitd.lib</make>
         <steps>
-            <checkout branch="branches/WX_2_9_0_BRANCH"/>
+            <checkout branch="{$RELEASE_BRANCH}"/>
             <compile-all tests="true"/>
             <run-tests/>
         </steps>
     </build>
-    -->
 </bot>