diff --git a/simulator/Makefile b/simulator/Makefile
index ea771d3356..33ffaeaa65 100644
--- a/simulator/Makefile
+++ b/simulator/Makefile
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ CPPWARN = -Wall -Wextra -Wundef
 
 # List all user C define here, like -D_DEBUG=1
 UDEFS = -DSIMULATOR
-DDEFS += -DFIRMWARE_ID=\"simulator\" -DSHORT_BOARD_NAME=f407-discovery
+DDEFS += -DFIRMWARE_ID=\"simulator\" -DSHORT_BOARD_NAME=$(SHORT_BOARD_NAME)
 
 
 # Define ASM defines here