diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1xxx.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1xxx.c
index 2d47f951121a710fb5960fdae14d28a777e07997..c9ad28995cd2d637ca4bc37ffeec5e7f853d26bc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1xxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1xxx.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Alchemy DB/PB1xxx board support.
  */
 
+#include <asm/prom.h>
 #include <asm/mach-au1x00/au1000.h>
 #include <asm/mach-db1x00/bcsr.h>
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ arch_initcall(db1xxx_arch_init);
 
 static int __init db1xxx_dev_init(void)
 {
+	mips_set_machine_name(board_type_str());
 	switch (BCSR_WHOAMI_BOARD(bcsr_read(BCSR_WHOAMI))) {
 	case BCSR_WHOAMI_DB1000:
 	case BCSR_WHOAMI_DB1500: