diff --git a/test/lib/inittest.sh b/test/lib/inittest.sh
index 0014a8cfd..0fd651710 100644
--- a/test/lib/inittest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/inittest.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ TESTNAME=${0##*/}
 PS4='#${BASH_SOURCE[0]##*/}:${LINENO}+ '
 export TESTNAME PS4
 
-LVM_TEST_FLAVOUR=${LVM_TEST_FLAVOUR-}
+LVM_TEST_FLAVOUR=${LVM_TEST_FLAVOUR-ndev-vanilla}
 
 LVM_TEST_BACKING_DEVICE=${LVM_TEST_BACKING_DEVICE-}
 LVM_TEST_DEVDIR=${LVM_TEST_DEVDIR-}