diff --git a/client/Makefile b/client/Makefile
index de90a5f5c..777343d07 100644
--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 ifeq ($(PLTNAME),)
     -include ../Makefile.platform
     -include ../.Makefile.options.cache
+# Default platform if no platform specified
+    PLATFORM?=PM3RDV4
     ifneq ($(PLATFORM), $(CACHED_PLATFORM))
         $(error platform definitions have been changed, please "make clean" at the root of the project)
     endif
diff --git a/tools/fpga_compress/Makefile b/tools/fpga_compress/Makefile
index 92af2739e..3e34619e8 100644
--- a/tools/fpga_compress/Makefile
+++ b/tools/fpga_compress/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ifeq ($(PLTNAME),)
     -include ../../Makefile.platform
     -include ../../.Makefile.options.cache
+# Default platform if no platform specified
+    PLATFORM?=PM3RDV4
     ifneq ($(PLATFORM), $(CACHED_PLATFORM))
         $(error platform definitions have been changed, please "make clean" at the root of the project)
     endif