diff --git a/qcom/init.qcom.rc b/qcom/init.qcom.rc
index f97b502..38d8d00 100644
--- a/qcom/init.qcom.rc
+++ b/qcom/init.qcom.rc
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+service set_hw /vendor/bin/set_hw.sh
+    class core
+    user root
+    group system
+    disabled
+    oneshot
+
 service qrtr-ns /vendor/bin/qrtr-ns -f 1
     class core
     user root
@@ -27,6 +34,7 @@
     oneshot
 
 on early-init
+    start set_hw
     exec - root -- /vendor/bin/qrtr-cfg 1
     start qrtr-ns
 
diff --git a/qcom/set_hw.sh b/qcom/set_hw.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98f76c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qcom/set_hw.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /vendor/bin/sh
+# Set vendor.hw property to run device specific services
+#
+# grep the device name from /proc/device-tree/compatible
+
+HW=`/vendor/bin/cat /proc/device-tree/compatible | /vendor/bin/grep rb5`
+
+if [ -z "${HW}" ]; then
+    setprop vendor.hw db845c
+else
+    setprop vendor.hw rb5
+fi