diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index e633fe67b..a37c5ad6a 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ LOWERCASE = -abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/
 UPPERCASE = _ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_
 TARGET_UPPERCASE := ${strip ${shell echo $(TARGET) | sed y!$(LOWERCASE)!$(UPPERCASE)!}}
 CFLAGS += -DCONTIKI=1 -DCONTIKI_TARGET_$(TARGET_UPPERCASE)=1
+CFLAGS += -DCONTIKI_TARGET_STRING=\"$(TARGET)\"
 ifneq ($(BOARD),)
 TARGET_BOARD_UPPERCASE := ${strip ${shell echo $(BOARD) | sed y!$(LOWERCASE)!$(UPPERCASE)!}}
 CFLAGS += -DCONTIKI_BOARD_$(TARGET_BOARD_UPPERCASE)=1
+CFLAGS += -DCONTIKI_BOARD_STRING=\"$(BOARD)\"
 endif
 
 MODULES += os os/sys os/dev os/lib os/services