diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.cpp
index d32b2d8e..886ad15c 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.cpp
@@ -42,18 +42,6 @@
 static xmrig::ICpuInfo *cpuInfo = nullptr;
 
 
-const char *xmrig::Cpu::backend()
-{
-#   if defined(XMRIG_FEATURE_HWLOC)
-    return "hwloc";
-#   elif defined(XMRIG_FEATURE_LIBCPUID)
-    return "libcpuid";
-#   else
-    return "basic";
-#   endif
-}
-
-
 xmrig::ICpuInfo *xmrig::Cpu::info()
 {
     assert(cpuInfo != nullptr);
@@ -82,7 +70,7 @@ rapidjson::Value xmrig::Cpu::toJSON(rapidjson::Document &doc)
     cpu.AddMember("threads",    static_cast<uint64_t>(i->threads()), allocator);
     cpu.AddMember("packages",   static_cast<uint64_t>(i->packages()), allocator);
     cpu.AddMember("nodes",      static_cast<uint64_t>(i->nodes()), allocator);
-    cpu.AddMember("backend",    StringRef(backend()), allocator);
+    cpu.AddMember("backend",    StringRef(i->backend()), allocator);
 
     return cpu;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.h b/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.h
index 4638b568..bece97d3 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/Cpu.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace xmrig {
 class Cpu
 {
 public:
-    static const char *backend();
     static ICpuInfo *info();
     static rapidjson::Value toJSON(rapidjson::Document &doc);
     static void init();
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/interfaces/ICpuInfo.h b/src/backend/cpu/interfaces/ICpuInfo.h
index 7faa7187..daaa39c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/interfaces/ICpuInfo.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/interfaces/ICpuInfo.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     virtual Assembly::Id assembly() const                                     = 0;
     virtual bool hasAES() const                                               = 0;
     virtual bool hasAVX2() const                                              = 0;
+    virtual const char *backend() const                                       = 0;
     virtual const char *brand() const                                         = 0;
     virtual CpuThreads threads(const Algorithm &algorithm) const              = 0;
     virtual size_t cores() const                                              = 0;
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.cpp
index b5f2dfd5..f8871d3c 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <libcpuid.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 
+#include "3rdparty/libcpuid/libcpuid.h"
 #include "backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.h"
 
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ xmrig::AdvancedCpuInfo::AdvancedCpuInfo() :
     cpu_identify(&raw, &data);
 
     cpu_brand_string(m_brand, data.brand_str);
+    snprintf(m_backend, sizeof m_backend, "libcpuid/%s", cpuid_lib_version());
 
     m_threads  = static_cast<size_t>(data.total_logical_cpus);
     m_packages = std::max<size_t>(threads() / static_cast<size_t>(data.num_logical_cpus), 1);
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.h b/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.h
index e8225844..51b84c9f 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/platform/AdvancedCpuInfo.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ protected:
     inline Assembly::Id assembly() const override   { return m_assembly; }
     inline bool hasAES() const override             { return m_aes; }
     inline bool hasAVX2() const override            { return m_avx2; }
+    inline const char *backend() const override     { return m_backend; }
     inline const char *brand() const override       { return m_brand; }
     inline size_t cores() const override            { return m_cores; }
     inline size_t L2() const override               { return m_L2; }
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ private:
     bool m_aes            = false;
     bool m_avx2           = false;
     bool m_L2_exclusive   = false;
-    char m_brand[64];
+    char m_backend[32];
+    char m_brand[64 + 5];
     size_t m_cores        = 0;
     size_t m_L2           = 0;
     size_t m_L3           = 0;
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.cpp
index 1ceefecc..4bbc8ba0 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.cpp
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::BasicCpuInfo() :
 }
 
 
+const char *xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::backend() const
+{
+    return "basic";
+}
+
+
 xmrig::CpuThreads xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::threads(const Algorithm &algorithm) const
 {
     if (threads() == 1) {
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.h b/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.h
index b05ed9cc..8c548559 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     BasicCpuInfo();
 
 protected:
+    const char *backend() const override;
     CpuThreads threads(const Algorithm &algorithm) const override;
 
     inline Assembly::Id assembly() const override   { return m_assembly; }
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo_arm.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo_arm.cpp
index 3d733535..1e6c3cb7 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo_arm.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/platform/BasicCpuInfo_arm.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::BasicCpuInfo() :
 }
 
 
-xmrig::CpuThreads xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::threads(const Algorithm &algorithm) const
+const char *xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::backend() const
+{
+    return "basic_arm";
+}
+
+
+xmrig::CpuThreads xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::threads(const Algorithm &) const
 {
     return CpuThreads(threads());
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.cpp b/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.cpp
index b12a3010..156f3ae4 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ inline size_t countByType(hwloc_topology_t topology, hwloc_obj_type_t type)
 
 
 xmrig::HwlocCpuInfo::HwlocCpuInfo() : BasicCpuInfo(),
+    m_backend(),
     m_cache()
 {
     m_threads = 0;
@@ -79,7 +80,14 @@ xmrig::HwlocCpuInfo::HwlocCpuInfo() : BasicCpuInfo(),
     hwloc_topology_init(&topology);
     hwloc_topology_load(topology);
 
-    findCache(hwloc_get_root_obj(topology), [this](hwloc_obj_t found) { this->m_cache[found->attr->cache.depth] += found->attr->cache.size; });
+    hwloc_obj_t root = hwloc_get_root_obj(topology);
+    snprintf(m_backend, sizeof m_backend, "hwloc/%s", hwloc_obj_get_info_by_name(root, "hwlocVersion"));
+
+    findCache(root, [this](hwloc_obj_t found) {
+        const unsigned depth = found->attr->cache.depth;
+
+        this->m_cache[depth] += found->attr->cache.size;
+    });
 
     m_threads   = countByType(topology, HWLOC_OBJ_PU);
     m_cores     = countByType(topology, HWLOC_OBJ_CORE);
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.h b/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.h
index 8d626a8a..a6768066 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.h
+++ b/src/backend/cpu/platform/HwlocCpuInfo.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     HwlocCpuInfo();
 
 protected:
+    inline const char *backend() const override     { return m_backend; }
     inline size_t cores() const override            { return m_cores; }
     inline size_t L2() const override               { return m_cache[2]; }
     inline size_t L3() const override               { return m_cache[3]; }
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ protected:
     inline size_t packages() const override         { return m_packages; }
 
 private:
+    char m_backend[20];
     size_t m_cache[5];
     size_t m_cores      = 0;
     size_t m_nodes      = 0;
diff --git a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp
index c89b032a..4600a1f4 100644
--- a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_HWLOC
-#   include <hwloc.h>
+#   include "backend/cpu/Cpu.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifdef XMRIG_AMD_PROJECT
@@ -110,17 +110,8 @@ void xmrig::BaseConfig::printVersions()
     }
 #   endif
 
-
 #   if defined(XMRIG_FEATURE_HWLOC)
-#   if defined(HWLOC_VERSION)
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "hwloc/%s ", HWLOC_VERSION);
-#   elif HWLOC_API_VERSION >= 0x20000
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "hwloc/2 ");
-#   else
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "hwloc/1 ");
-#   endif
-
-    libs += buf;
+    libs += Cpu::info()->backend();
 #   endif
 
     Log::print(GREEN_BOLD(" * ") WHITE_BOLD("%-13slibuv/%s %s"), "LIBS", uv_version_string(), libs.c_str());