diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 30a39baeac51..4139e65d0ff5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(acpi_device_lock);
 LIST_HEAD(acpi_wakeup_device_list);
 
 struct acpi_device_bus_id{
-	char bus_id[9];
+	char bus_id[15];
 	unsigned int instance_no;
 	struct list_head node;
 };
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device,
 	 * If failed, create one and link it into acpi_bus_id_list
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(acpi_device_bus_id, &acpi_bus_id_list, node) {
-		if(!strcmp(acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id, device->flags.hardware_id? device->pnp.hardware_id : "PNPIDNON")) {
+		if(!strcmp(acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id, device->flags.hardware_id? device->pnp.hardware_id : "device")) {
 			acpi_device_bus_id->instance_no ++;
 			found = 1;
 			kfree(new_bus_id);
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device,
 	}
 	if(!found) {
 		acpi_device_bus_id = new_bus_id;
-		strcpy(acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id, device->flags.hardware_id ? device->pnp.hardware_id : "PNPIDNON");
+		strcpy(acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id, device->flags.hardware_id ? device->pnp.hardware_id : "device");
 		acpi_device_bus_id->instance_no = 0;
 		list_add_tail(&acpi_device_bus_id->node, &acpi_bus_id_list);
 	}
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index a6b4037beeae..e7df8423d15c 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ struct acpi_device_dir {
 
 typedef char acpi_bus_id[5];
 typedef unsigned long acpi_bus_address;
-typedef char acpi_hardware_id[9];
+typedef char acpi_hardware_id[15];
 typedef char acpi_unique_id[9];
 typedef char acpi_device_name[40];
 typedef char acpi_device_class[20];
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h b/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
index 2781e6628645..1b18c36da789 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
 
 /* _HID definitions */
 
-#define ACPI_POWER_HID			"ACPI_PWR"
-#define ACPI_PROCESSOR_HID		"ACPI_CPU"
-#define ACPI_SYSTEM_HID			"ACPI_SYS"
-#define ACPI_THERMAL_HID		"ACPI_THM"
-#define ACPI_BUTTON_HID_POWERF		"ACPI_FPB"
-#define ACPI_BUTTON_HID_SLEEPF		"ACPI_FSB"
-
-#define ACPI_VIDEO_HID			"ACPI_VID"
+#define ACPI_POWER_HID			"power_resource"
+#define ACPI_PROCESSOR_HID		"processor"
+#define ACPI_SYSTEM_HID			"acpi_system"
+#define ACPI_THERMAL_HID		"thermal"
+#define ACPI_BUTTON_HID_POWERF		"button_power"
+#define ACPI_BUTTON_HID_SLEEPF		"button_sleep"
+#define ACPI_VIDEO_HID			"video"
+#define ACPI_BAY_HID			"bay"
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        PCI
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */