diff --git a/mk/environ.mk b/mk/environ.mk
index 23f3952d4f..5eb8c73694 100644
--- a/mk/environ.mk
+++ b/mk/environ.mk
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_LINUX
 HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE = HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE_LINUX_NAVIO
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(findstring bbbmini, $(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_LINUX
+HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE = HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE_LINUX_BBBMINI
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(findstring vrbrain, $(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
 HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_VRBRAIN
 HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE = HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE_NONE
diff --git a/mk/targets.mk b/mk/targets.mk
index 01c76a21e2..e90bf39eba 100644
--- a/mk/targets.mk
+++ b/mk/targets.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ navio: HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_LINUX
 navio: TOOLCHAIN = RPI
 navio: all
 
+bbbmini: HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_LINUX
+bbbmini: TOOLCHAIN = BBONE
+bbbmini: all
+
 empty: HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_EMPTY
 empty: TOOLCHAIN = AVR
 empty: all
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ empty: all
 
 # cope with copter and hil targets
 FRAMES = quad tri hexa y6 octa octa-quad heli single obc
-BOARDS = apm1 apm2 apm2beta apm1-1280 px4 px4-v1 px4-v2 sitl flymaple linux vrbrain vrbrain-v40 vrbrain-v45 vrbrainv-50 vrbrain-v51 vrubrain-v51 vrhero-v10 erle pxf navio
+BOARDS = apm1 apm2 apm2beta apm1-1280 px4 px4-v1 px4-v2 sitl flymaple linux vrbrain vrbrain-v40 vrbrain-v45 vrbrainv-50 vrbrain-v51 vrubrain-v51 vrhero-v10 erle pxf navio bbbmini
 
 define frame_template
 $(1)-$(2) : EXTRAFLAGS += "-DFRAME_CONFIG=$(shell echo $(2) | tr a-z A-Z | sed s/-/_/g)_FRAME "