diff --git a/build_autotest.sh b/build_autotest.sh
index 45c344791e..5614a81077 100755
--- a/build_autotest.sh
+++ b/build_autotest.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # The user can later run autotest against an ssh enabled test client system, or
 # install the compiled client tests directly onto the rootfs image.
 
-# Includes common already
-./autotest --build=all $@
+. "$(dirname "$0")/common.sh"
+
+get_default_board
+
+./autotest --build=all --board="${DEFAULT_BOARD}" $@