diff --git a/libs/lua-platform-info/Makefile b/libs/lua-platform-info/Makefile
index 53616df..ac2cc9c 100644
--- a/libs/lua-platform-info/Makefile
+++ b/libs/lua-platform-info/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ define Package/lua-platform-info
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Lua hardware platform information library
-  DEPENDS:=+lua @(TARGET_ar71xx_generic||TARGET_mpc85xx_generic)
+  DEPENDS:=+lua @(TARGET_ar71xx_generic||TARGET_mpc85xx_generic||TARGET_x86_generic)
 endef
 
 define Package/lua-platform-info/description
diff --git a/libs/lua-platform-info/files/x86/generic/platform_info.lua b/libs/lua-platform-info/files/x86/generic/platform_info.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca6bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/lua-platform-info/files/x86/generic/platform_info.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module 'platform_info'
+
+
+-- The OpenWrt target
+function get_target()
+   return 'x86'
+end
+
+-- The OpenWrt subtarget or nil
+function get_subtarget()
+   return 'generic'
+end
+
+-- The board name
+function get_board_name()
+   return nil
+end
+
+-- The model name
+function get_model()
+   return nil
+end
+
+-- The image name for sysupgrades
+function get_image_name()
+   return nil
+end