diff --git a/files/www/cgi-bin/admin b/files/www/cgi-bin/admin
index e12da193..73c77493 100755
--- a/files/www/cgi-bin/admin
+++ b/files/www/cgi-bin/admin
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ push @serverpaths, $uciserverpath;
 ${hardwaretype} = `/usr/local/bin/get_hardwaretype`;
 chomp(${hardwaretype});
 
+${targettype} = `ubus call system board | jsonfilter -e '@["release"].target'`;
+chomp(${targettype});
+
 # handle TPLink and Mikrotik exception conditions
 $mfg=`/usr/local/bin/get_hardware_mfg`;
 chomp($mfg);
@@ -680,9 +683,7 @@ if(@fw_output)
 }
 
 print "<tr><td align=center colspan=3>current version: $fw_version</td></tr>\n";
-
-print "<tr><td align=center colspan=3>hardware type: $mfgprefix (${hardwaretype})</td></tr>\n";
-
+print "<tr><td align=center colspan=3>hardware type: (${targettype}) $mfgprefix (${hardwaretype})</td></tr>\n";
 print "<tr>\n";
 print "<td>Upload Firmware</td>\n";
 print "<td><input type=file name=firmfile title='choose the firmware file to install from your hard drive' accept='.bin' onchange='validateFirmwareFilename(this)'></td>\n";