diff --git a/crash_reporter/crash_sender b/crash_reporter/crash_sender
index 21bd48846..a7a2fc46e 100644
--- a/crash_reporter/crash_sender
+++ b/crash_reporter/crash_sender
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ get_board() {
 get_hardware_class() {
   if [ -r "${HWCLASS_PATH}" ]; then
     cat "${HWCLASS_PATH}"
+  elif crossystem hwid > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "$(crossystem hwid)"
   else
     echo "undefined"
   fi