diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index cce3782c96c9b792e412abc32fed55547dcde7c9..9f31334ed1de7879ef83e4a027733c88aefe957a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -838,10 +838,13 @@ static inline void cpu_probe_mips(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int cpu)
 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 20Kc";
 		break;
 	case PRID_IMP_24K:
-	case PRID_IMP_24KE:
 		c->cputype = CPU_24K;
 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 24Kc";
 		break;
+	case PRID_IMP_24KE:
+		c->cputype = CPU_24K;
+		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 24KEc";
+		break;
 	case PRID_IMP_25KF:
 		c->cputype = CPU_25KF;
 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "MIPS 25Kc";