1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
index be398451d45c..ad567b8d432e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ get_model_name(__u8 family, __u8 model)
 {
         char brand[128];
 
+        memcpy(brand, "Unknown", 8);
         if (ia64_pal_get_brand_info(brand)) {
                 if (family == 0x7)
                         memcpy(brand, "Merced", 7);
@@ -681,8 +682,7 @@ get_model_name(__u8 family, __u8 model)
                         case 0: memcpy(brand, "McKinley", 9); break;
                         case 1: memcpy(brand, "Madison", 8); break;
                         case 2: memcpy(brand, "Madison up to 9M cache", 23); break;
-                } else
-                        memcpy(brand, "Unknown", 8);
+                }
         }
         if (brandname[0] == '\0')
                 return strcpy(brandname, brand);