diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/020-mips_multi_machine_support.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/020-mips_multi_machine_support.patch
index 4e783ff8c1..af55110617 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/020-mips_multi_machine_support.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/020-mips_multi_machine_support.patch
@@ -131,3 +131,27 @@
  config NO_IOPORT
  	def_bool n
  
+--- a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
+ #include <asm/cpu-features.h>
+ #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+ #include <asm/processor.h>
++#include <asm/mips_machine.h>
+ 
+ unsigned int vced_count, vcei_count;
+ 
+@@ -33,8 +34,12 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file 
+ 	/*
+ 	 * For the first processor also print the system type
+ 	 */
+-	if (n == 0)
++	if (n == 0) {
+ 		seq_printf(m, "system type\t\t: %s\n", get_system_type());
++#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MACHINE
++		seq_printf(m, "machine\t\t\t: %s\n", mips_machine_name);
++#endif
++	}
+ 
+ 	seq_printf(m, "processor\t\t: %ld\n", n);
+ 	sprintf(fmt, "cpu model\t\t: %%s V%%d.%%d%s\n",