diff --git a/mk/apm.mk b/mk/apm.mk
index f81635607a..065314f98b 100644
--- a/mk/apm.mk
+++ b/mk/apm.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAL_BOARD),HAL_BOARD_APM2)
 include $(MK_DIR)/board_avr.mk
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(HAL_BOARD),HAL_BOARD_AVR_SITL)
+ifeq ($(HAL_BOARD),HAL_BOARD_SITL)
 include $(MK_DIR)/board_native.mk
 endif
 
diff --git a/mk/environ.mk b/mk/environ.mk
index 5eb8c73694..6aafc51e0b 100644
--- a/mk/environ.mk
+++ b/mk/environ.mk
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_PX4
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(findstring sitl, $(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
-HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_AVR_SITL
+HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_SITL
 HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE = HAL_BOARD_SUBTYPE_NONE
 endif
 
diff --git a/mk/targets.mk b/mk/targets.mk
index 6dcd07eb18..c97f8891d4 100644
--- a/mk/targets.mk
+++ b/mk/targets.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 default: all
 
 # convenient targets for our supported boards
-sitl: HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_AVR_SITL
+sitl: HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_SITL
 sitl: TOOLCHAIN = NATIVE
 sitl: all
 
-sitl-arm: HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_AVR_SITL
+sitl-arm: HAL_BOARD = HAL_BOARD_SITL
 sitl-arm: TOOLCHAIN = RPI
 sitl-arm: all