diff --git a/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h b/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h
index 0af6d4d04..68d06c6d7 100644
--- a/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h
+++ b/src/platform/esp32/architecture.h
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@
 #define HW_VENDOR meshtastic_HardwareModel_T_ETH_ELITE
 #elif defined(HELTEC_SENSOR_HUB)
 #define HW_VENDOR meshtastic_HardwareModel_HELTEC_SENSOR_HUB
+#elif defined(ELECROW_PANEL)
+#define HW_VENDOR meshtastic_HardwareModel_CROWPANEL
 #endif
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/variants/elecrow_panel/platformio.ini b/variants/elecrow_panel/platformio.ini
index c5afa66b2..66dc35c3b 100644
--- a/variants/elecrow_panel/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/elecrow_panel/platformio.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ board_build.partitions = default_16MB.csv ; must be here for some reason, board.
 build_flags = ${esp32s3_base.build_flags} -Os
   -I variants/elecrow_panel
   -D ELECROW
-  -D PRIVATE_HW
+  -D ELECROW_PANEL
   -D CONFIG_ARDUHAL_LOG_COLORS
   -D RADIOLIB_DEBUG_SPI=0
   -D RADIOLIB_DEBUG_PROTOCOL=0