diff --git a/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py b/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py
index 87a60ee..dbc11f5 100644
--- a/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py
+++ b/napalm_openwrt/openwrt.py
@@ -189,7 +189,13 @@ class OpenWrtDriver(
         release_out = self._send_command("cat /etc/openwrt_release")
         release = self._parse_openwrt_release(release_out)
 
-        facts["vendor"] = "OpenWrt"
+        # Hardware vendor from board_name (e.g. "sophos,ap100" → "Sophos")
+        # Fall back to "OpenWrt" when board_name is unavailable or has no comma.
+        board_name_raw = self._send_command("cat /tmp/sysinfo/board_name 2>/dev/null").strip()
+        if board_name_raw and "," in board_name_raw and not board_name_raw.startswith("cat:"):
+            facts["vendor"] = board_name_raw.split(",")[0].strip().title()
+        else:
+            facts["vendor"] = "OpenWrt"
 
         # Prefer the device-tree model (e.g. "Sophos AP100") over the SoC target
         model_raw = self._send_command("cat /tmp/sysinfo/model 2>/dev/null")