diff --git a/build/buildcvs b/build/buildcvs
index bd30a95c8433eaac8b3a1caee043b9b418b2065e..e6064b685eb82d86036c0d29a611297e3342c163 100644
--- a/build/buildcvs
+++ b/build/buildcvs
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ case "$lustretag" in
 	lustretag="HEAD"
 	;;
 
+    b_mpilnd)
+        # lnet mpilnd development branch
+	lnettag="b_mpilnd"
+	lustretag="HEAD"
+	;;
+
     # before 1_4_6, we didn't have lnet or snmp
     b_release_1_2_*|b_release_1_4_[0-5])
         portalstag="$lustretag"