diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/sitl/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/sitl/board_config.h
index fbd19865fd..4a47f1d25e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/sitl/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/sitl/board_config.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #define BOARD_OVERRIDE_UUID "SIMULATIONID" // must be of length 12 (PX4_CPU_UUID_BYTE_LENGTH)
 #define BOARD_OVERRIDE_MFGUID BOARD_OVERRIDE_UUID
+#define BOARD_OVERRIDE_PX4_GUID "00000000" BOARD_OVERRIDE_UUID // must be of length 18 (PX4_GUID_BYTE_LENGTH)
 
 #define BOARD_NAME "SITL"
 #define BOARD_BATTERY1_V_DIV   (10.177939394f)