diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
index 8c155afb1299e7eda1a413cf4fe4fff3e3d2f093..5cba318bc1cd8e1ce32a8535ecbf79acf1000bf5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
@@ -32,12 +32,37 @@
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/fw/cfe/cfe_api.h>
 #include <asm/fw/cfe/cfe_error.h>
+#include <bcm47xx.h>
+#include <bcm47xx_board.h>
 
 static int cfe_cons_handle;
 
+static u16 get_chip_id(void)
+{
+	switch (bcm47xx_bus_type) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCM47XX_SSB
+	case BCM47XX_BUS_TYPE_SSB:
+		return bcm47xx_bus.ssb.chip_id;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCM47XX_BCMA
+	case BCM47XX_BUS_TYPE_BCMA:
+		return bcm47xx_bus.bcma.bus.chipinfo.id;
+#endif
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 const char *get_system_type(void)
 {
-	return "Broadcom BCM47XX";
+	static char buf[50];
+	u16 chip_id = get_chip_id();
+
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
+		 (chip_id > 0x9999) ? "Broadcom BCM%d (%s)" :
+				      "Broadcom BCM%04X (%s)",
+		 chip_id, bcm47xx_board_get_name());
+
+	return buf;
 }
 
 void prom_putchar(char c)