diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 00a349cc4..4e493db4b 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(boxmodel,
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-boxmodel], [valid for coolstream: hd1, hd2])
 AS_HELP_STRING([], [valid for armbox: hd51, hd60, bre2ze4k, vusolo4k, vuduo4k, vuzero4k, h7])
 AS_HELP_STRING([], [valid for mipsbox: vuduo])
-AS_HELP_STRING([], [valid for generic: raspi]),
+AS_HELP_STRING([], [valid for generic: generic, raspi]),
 	[case "${withval}" in
 		hd1|hd2)
 			if test "$BOXTYPE" = "coolstream"; then
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ AS_HELP_STRING([], [valid for generic: raspi]),
 				AC_MSG_ERROR([unknown model $withval for boxtype $BOXTYPE])
 			fi
 		;;
-		raspi)
+		generic|raspi)
 			if test "$BOXTYPE" = "generic"; then
 				BOXMODEL="$withval"
 			else
@@ -506,7 +506,8 @@ AS_HELP_STRING([], [valid for generic: raspi]),
 		*)
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([unsupported value $withval for --with-boxmodel])
 		;;
-	esac])
+	esac],
+	[BOXMODEL="generic"])
 
 AC_SUBST(BOXTYPE)
 AC_SUBST(BOXMODEL)
@@ -531,6 +532,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_VUZERO4K, test "$BOXMODEL" = "vuzero4k")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_VUDUO, test "$BOXMODEL" = "vuduo")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_H7, test "$BOXMODEL" = "h7")
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_GENERIC, test "$BOXMODEL" = "generic")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BOXMODEL_RASPI, test "$BOXMODEL" = "raspi")
 
 if test "$BOXTYPE" = "azbox"; then
@@ -579,6 +581,8 @@ elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "vuduo"; then
 elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "h7"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_H7, 1, [h7])
 	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_CHANGE_OSD_RESOLUTION, 1, [enable change the osd resolution])
+elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "generic"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_GENERIC, 1, [generic pc])
 elif test "$BOXMODEL" = "raspi"; then
 	AC_DEFINE(BOXMODEL_RASPI, 1, [raspberry pi])
 fi