diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-netgear.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-netgear.mk
index ca4e005689..5dfcd38a92 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-netgear.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-netgear.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+DEVICE_VARS += NETGEAR_KERNEL_MAGIC NETGEAR_BOARD_ID NETGEAR_HW_ID
+
 define Build/netgear-squashfs
 	rm -rf $@.fs $@.squashfs
 	mkdir -p $@.fs/image