diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/debug/TargetPlatform.java b/app/src/processing/app/debug/TargetPlatform.java
index ca5d4aac6..9fcc51d43 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/debug/TargetPlatform.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/debug/TargetPlatform.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class TargetPlatform {
     name = _name;
     folder = _folder;
     boards = new HashMap<String, PreferencesMap>();
+    boardsOrder = new ArrayList<String>();
     programmers = new HashMap<String, PreferencesMap>();
     preferences = new PreferencesMap();