diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/board.d/01_detect b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/board.d/01_network
similarity index 91%
rename from target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/board.d/01_detect
rename to target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/board.d/01_network
index 237314544b..762dd21397 100755
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/board.d/01_detect
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/board.d/01_network
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 . /lib/functions/system.sh
 . /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
 
-detect_by_vlanports() {
+configure_by_vlanports() {
 	local vlan0ports="$(nvram get vlan0ports)"
 	local vlan1ports="$(nvram get vlan1ports)"
 	local vlan2ports="$(nvram get vlan2ports)"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ detect_by_vlanports() {
 	fi
 }
 
-detect_by_boardnum() {
+configure_by_boardnum() {
 	local boardnum="$1"
 
 	case "$boardnum" in
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ detect_by_boardnum() {
 
 	# Generic detection fallback
 	*)
-		detect_by_vlanports
+		configure_by_vlanports
 		;;
 	esac
 }
 
-detect_by_boardtype() {
+configure_by_boardtype() {
 	local boardtype="$1"
 	local boardnum="$2"
 
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ detect_by_boardtype() {
 		;;
 
 	*)
-		detect_by_boardnum "$boardnum"
+		configure_by_boardnum "$boardnum"
 		;;
 	esac
 }
 
-detect_by_model() {
+configure_by_model() {
 	local model="$1"
 	local boardtype="$2"
 	local boardnum="$3"
@@ -172,21 +172,24 @@ detect_by_model() {
 		;;
 
 	*)
-		detect_by_boardtype "$boardtype" "$boardnum"
+		configure_by_boardtype "$boardtype" "$boardnum"
 		;;
 	esac
 }
 
 
-model="$(board_name)"
-boardtype="$(nvram get boardtype)"
-boardnum="$(nvram get boardnum)"
+model="$(cat /tmp/sysinfo/model)"
+boardtype="$(board_name)"
 
-board_config_update
+case "$boardtype" in
+	*:*)
+		boardnum="${boardtype##*:}"
+		boardtype="${boardtype%:*}"
+	;;
+esac
 
-ucidef_set_board_id "$boardtype${boardnum:+:$boardnum}"
-ucidef_set_model_name "$model"
+board_config_update
 
-detect_by_model "$model" "$boardtype" "$boardnum"
+configure_by_model "$model" "$boardtype" "$boardnum"
 
 board_config_flush
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/01_sysinfo b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/01_sysinfo
index 8a2de67bc5..a3b0c38437 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/01_sysinfo
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/01_sysinfo
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 do_sysinfo_brcm47xx() {
-	local name="$(sed -ne 's/^machine[ \t]*: //p' /proc/cpuinfo)"
-	[ -z "$name" ] && name="unknown"
+	local boardtype="$(nvram get boardtype)"
+	local boardnum="$(nvram get boardnum)"
+	local model="$(sed -ne 's/^machine[ \t]*: //p' /proc/cpuinfo)"
+
+	[ -z "$model" ] && model="unknown"
+	[ -z "$boardtype" ] && boardtype="unknown"
 
 	[ -e "/tmp/sysinfo/" ] || mkdir -p "/tmp/sysinfo/"
-	echo "$name" > /tmp/sysinfo/board_name
-	echo "unknown" > /tmp/sysinfo/model
+	echo "$boardtype${boardnum:+:$boardnum}" > /tmp/sysinfo/board_name
+	echo "$model" > /tmp/sysinfo/model
 }
 
 boot_hook_add preinit_main do_sysinfo_brcm47xx