diff --git a/build/buildcvs b/build/buildcvs
index 87e501869c54a2b73703a52ae654b98e049f3744..285508938726f0e209fdde5966fa5bd96191f80d 100644
--- a/build/buildcvs
+++ b/build/buildcvs
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ case "$lustretag" in
 	portalstag="b_port_netid"
 	;;
 
+    # b_port_step is only for portals
     b_port_step)
 	portalstag="b_port_step"
+	lustretag="HEAD"
 	;;
 
     b_port_test)