diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_boot_config.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_boot_config.cpp
index 75d1e0db6..e3ef2321a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_boot_config.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_boot_config.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ bool fs_mgr_get_boot_config_from_bootconfig(const std::string& bootconfig,
         if (key == bootconfig_key) {
             *out_val = value;
             return true;
+        } else if (android_key == "hardware" && android_key == key) {
+            // bootconfig doesn't allow subkeys and values to coexist, so
+            // "androidboot.hardware" cannot be used. It is replaced in
+            // bootconfig with "hardware"
+            *out_val = value;
+            return true;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
index bcd518089..5887641e3 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/tests/fs_mgr_test.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const std::string bootconfig =
         "androidboot.serialno = \"BLAHBLAHBLAH\"\n"
         "androidboot.slot_suffix = \"_a\"\n"
         "androidboot.hardware.platform = \"sdw813\"\n"
-        "androidboot.hardware = \"foo\"\n"
+        "hardware = \"foo\"\n"
         "androidboot.revision = \"EVT1.0\"\n"
         "androidboot.bootloader = \"burp-0.1-7521\"\n"
         "androidboot.hardware.sku = \"mary\"\n"
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> bootconfig_result_space =
         {"androidboot.serialno", "BLAHBLAHBLAH"},
         {"androidboot.slot_suffix", "_a"},
         {"androidboot.hardware.platform", "sdw813"},
-        {"androidboot.hardware", "foo"},
+        {"hardware", "foo"},
         {"androidboot.revision", "EVT1.0"},
         {"androidboot.bootloader", "burp-0.1-7521"},
         {"androidboot.hardware.sku", "mary"},
diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index b7227020d..404a99c4c 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -1184,6 +1184,10 @@ static void ProcessBootconfig() {
     ImportBootconfig([&](const std::string& key, const std::string& value) {
         if (StartsWith(key, "androidboot.")) {
             InitPropertySet("ro.boot." + key.substr(12), value);
+        } else if (key == "hardware") {
+            // "hardware" in bootconfig replaces "androidboot.hardware" kernel
+            // cmdline parameter
+            InitPropertySet("ro.boot." + key, value);
         }
     });
 }