diff --git a/build/buildcvs b/build/buildcvs
index dc74934e8b0689beba770afd673cf4116f9bc961..e79f27732f80a9a91153cca327c804db88b1a85e 100644
--- a/build/buildcvs
+++ b/build/buildcvs
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ case "$lustretag" in
         portalstag="b_hd_newconfig"
         ;;
 
+    b1_5)
+        # Alias for HEAD
+        lustretag="HEAD"
+        ;;
+
+    b1_6)
+        # Alias for HEAD
+        lustretag="HEAD"
+        ;;
+
     b_new_cmd)
 	portalstag="b_new_portals"
         lnettag="b_lnet_tmp"