diff --git a/cmake_targets/build_oai b/cmake_targets/build_oai
index d81522a9b3..40588b46b5 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/build_oai
+++ b/cmake_targets/build_oai
@@ -269,11 +269,16 @@ function main() {
             shift;;
        -w | --hardware)
             case "$2" in
-                "USRP" | "BLADERF" | "LMSSDR" | "IRIS" | "SIMU")
+                "USRP" | "BLADERF" | "LMSSDR" | "IRIS")
                     HW="OAI_"$2
                     TARGET_LIST="$TARGET_LIST oai_${2,,}devif" # ,, makes lowercase
                     CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD -DOAI_$2=ON"
                     ;;
+                "SIMU")
+                    HW="OAI_"$2
+                    TARGET_LIST="$TARGET_LIST rfsimulator"
+                    CMAKE_CMD="$CMAKE_CMD -DOAI_$2=ON"
+                    ;;
                 "AW2SORI")
                     HW="OAI_"$2
                     TARGET_LIST="$TARGET_LIST aw2sori_transpro"