diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
index 09a83cd6bfe8..37ac229bebb6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
@@ -469,8 +469,16 @@ static void __init init_octeon_system_type(void)
 	char const *board_type;
 
 	board_type = cvmx_board_type_to_string(octeon_bootinfo->board_type);
-	if (board_type == NULL)
-		board_type = "Unsupported Board";
+	if (board_type == NULL) {
+		struct device_node *root;
+		int ret;
+
+		root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
+		ret = of_property_read_string(root, "model", &board_type);
+		of_node_put(root);
+		if (ret)
+			board_type = "Unsupported Board";
+	}
 
 	snprintf(octeon_system_type, sizeof(octeon_system_type), "%s (%s)",
 		 board_type, octeon_model_get_string(read_c0_prid()));