diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index 9b9062f02462..d183a072a9d7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -574,7 +574,15 @@ static ssize_t aac_show_model(struct class_device *class_dev,
 	struct aac_dev *dev = (struct aac_dev*)class_to_shost(class_dev)->hostdata;
 	int len;
 
-	len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n",
+	if (dev->supplement_adapter_info.AdapterTypeText[0]) {
+		char * cp = dev->supplement_adapter_info.AdapterTypeText;
+		while (*cp && *cp != ' ')
+			++cp;
+		while (*cp == ' ')
+			++cp;
+		len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", cp);
+	} else
+		len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n",
 		  aac_drivers[dev->cardtype].model);
 	return len;
 }
@@ -585,7 +593,15 @@ static ssize_t aac_show_vendor(struct class_device *class_dev,
 	struct aac_dev *dev = (struct aac_dev*)class_to_shost(class_dev)->hostdata;
 	int len;
 
-	len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n",
+	if (dev->supplement_adapter_info.AdapterTypeText[0]) {
+		char * cp = dev->supplement_adapter_info.AdapterTypeText;
+		while (*cp && *cp != ' ')
+			++cp;
+		len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%.*s\n",
+		  (int)(cp - (char *)dev->supplement_adapter_info.AdapterTypeText),
+		  dev->supplement_adapter_info.AdapterTypeText);
+	} else
+		len = snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n",
 		  aac_drivers[dev->cardtype].vname);
 	return len;
 }