diff --git a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
index 4b991d50e5782097c6fe6b32d36f7ae0b5761ce7..a1094210cd1f26ba27a941fb7ce3be5ae4fada16 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
@@ -628,16 +628,16 @@ pdcs_osid_read(struct subsystem *entry, char *buf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (pdcs_osid) {
-		case 0x0000:	tmpstr = "No OS-dependent data"; break;
-		case 0x0001:	tmpstr = "HP-UX dependent data"; break;
-		case 0x0002:	tmpstr = "MPE-iX dependent data"; break;
-		case 0x0003:	tmpstr = "OSF dependent data"; break;
-		case 0x0004:	tmpstr = "HP-RT dependent data"; break;
-		case 0x0005:	tmpstr = "Novell Netware dependent data"; break;
-		case 0x0006:	tmpstr = "Linux dependent data"; break;
+		case 0x0000:	tmpstr = "No OS"; break;
+		case 0x0001:	tmpstr = "HP-UX"; break;
+		case 0x0002:	tmpstr = "MPE-iX"; break;
+		case 0x0003:	tmpstr = "OSF"; break;
+		case 0x0004:	tmpstr = "HP-RT"; break;
+		case 0x0005:	tmpstr = "Novell Netware"; break;
+		case 0x0006:	tmpstr = "Linux"; break;
 		default:	tmpstr = "Unknown"; break;
 	}
-	out += sprintf(out, "%s (0x%.4x)\n", tmpstr, pdcs_osid);
+	out += sprintf(out, "%s dependent data (0x%.4x)\n", tmpstr, pdcs_osid);
 
 	return out - buf;
 }