diff --git a/BoardConfig.mk b/BoardConfig.mk
index 0c6d046..2bf7a0c 100755
--- a/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # definition file).
 #
 
+TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT:=user
 
 TARGET_OTA_ASSERT_DEVICE := z2,Z2,z2plus,z2_plus