diff --git a/core/SConscript.unix b/core/SConscript.unix
index 1488fee91..b9d7dfd5e 100644
--- a/core/SConscript.unix
+++ b/core/SConscript.unix
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ if ARGUMENTS.get('TREZOR_MEMPERF', '0') == '1':
         ('MICROPY_TREZOR_MEMPERF', '\(1\)')
     ]
 
+env.Replace(
+    TREZOR_MODEL=TREZOR_MODEL, )
 
 ALLPATHS=['.',
          'embed/rust',