diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
index fa396bbb42..8aa6a5a2be 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/common-tp-link.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DEVICE_VARS += TPLINK_HWID TPLINK_HWREV TPLINK_FLASHLAYOUT TPLINK_HEADER_VERSION
-DEVICE_VARS += TPLINK_BOARD_NAME TPLINK_BOARD_ID
+DEVICE_VARS += TPLINK_BOARD_ID
 
 define Build/uImageArcher
 	mkimage -A $(LINUX_KARCH) \