diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/Makefile
index 5b460d1c1fbda10b0bf2f97d8bf02f401d07f2c5..ed46bca6490b4e1fda2718720fb9bcf8975ce9a0 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/image/Makefile
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ TARGET_DEVICES += qxwlan_e2600ac-c2
 define Device/unielec_u4019-32m
 	$(call Device/FitImage)
 	DEVICE_VENDOR := Unielec
-	DEVICE_MODEL := U4019 (32M)
+	DEVICE_MODEL := U4019
+	DEVICE_VARIANT := 32M
 	BOARD_NAME := u4019-32m
 	DEVICE_DTS := qcom-ipq4019-unielec-u4019-32m
 	KERNEL_SIZE := 4096k