diff --git a/resources/scripts/build/boot/roms b/resources/scripts/build/boot/roms
index 7f4e8422..4a34f619 100755
--- a/resources/scripts/build/boot/roms
+++ b/resources/scripts/build/boot/roms
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 set -u -e
 
 projectname="$(cat projectname)"
+opts=""
 
 listboards() {
 	for boarddir in resources/coreboot/*; do