diff --git a/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf b/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf
index 42b452310a1..7ea3807a9db 100644
--- a/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf
+++ b/release/arm/WANDBOARD.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ FAT_SIZE="50m -b 16384"
 FAT_TYPE="16"
 MD_ARGS="-x 63 -y 255"
 NODOC=1
+export BOARDNAME="WANDBOARD"
 
 arm_install_uboot() {
 	UBOOT_DIR="/usr/local/share/u-boot/u-boot-wandboard"