diff --git a/target/linux/orion/harddisk/target.mk b/target/linux/orion/harddisk/target.mk
index b37c48a520..6096e69709 100644
--- a/target/linux/orion/harddisk/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/orion/harddisk/target.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 BOARDNAME:=Internal Hard-Disk
 FEATURES+=targz
+DEVICE_TYPE:=nas
 
 define Target/Description
 	Build firmware images for Marvell Orion based boards that boot directly from internal disk storage.