diff --git a/build/buildcvs b/build/buildcvs
index 20106c4071c348bf95dfbbd9b095fe7d3b4548f1..5061dc477e27957ba314a21912a4861c1d27d71d 100644
--- a/build/buildcvs
+++ b/build/buildcvs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ case "$lustretag" in
 
     b_hd_lnet_perf)
         # Tag for lnet performance tests
-        lnettag="HEAD"
+        lnettag="lnet_smp_lnet"
         ldiskfstag="lnet_smp_ldiskfs"
         lustretag="lnet_smp_lustre"
         libcfstag="lnet_smp_libcfs"