diff --git a/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/20_sysinfo b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/20_sysinfo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb63a04014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/base-files/lib/preinit/20_sysinfo
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+do_sysinfo_x86() {
+	local vendor product file
+
+	for file in sys_vendor board_vendor; do
+		vendor="$(cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/$file 2>/dev/null)"
+		[ -n "$vendor" ] && break
+	done
+
+	for file in product_name board_name; do
+		product="$(cat /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/$file 2>/dev/null)"
+		[ -n "$product" ] && break
+	done
+
+	[ -n "$vendor" -a -n "$product" ] || return
+
+	mkdir -p /tmp/sysinfo
+
+	echo "$vendor $product" > /tmp/sysinfo/model
+
+	sed -e '
+		y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/;
+		s/[^a-z0-9_-]\+/-/g;
+		s/^-//;
+		s/-$//;
+	' /tmp/sysinfo/model > /tmp/sysinfo/board_name
+}
+
+boot_hook_add preinit_main do_sysinfo_x86