diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
index 762289b9984e..a0e2d37c5b3b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
@@ -378,10 +378,18 @@ int
 show_cpuinfo (struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	unsigned long cpu;
+	char cpu_name[60], *p;
+
+	/* strip PA path from CPU name to not confuse lscpu */
+	strlcpy(cpu_name, per_cpu(cpu_data, 0).dev->name, sizeof(cpu_name));
+	p = strrchr(cpu_name, '[');
+	if (p)
+		*(--p) = 0;
 
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		const struct cpuinfo_parisc *cpuinfo = &per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+		const struct cpuinfo_parisc *cpuinfo = &per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu);
+
 		if (0 == cpuinfo->hpa)
 			continue;
 #endif
@@ -426,8 +434,7 @@ show_cpuinfo (struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 
 		seq_printf(m, "model\t\t: %s - %s\n",
 				 boot_cpu_data.pdc.sys_model_name,
-				 cpuinfo->dev ?
-				 cpuinfo->dev->name : "Unknown");
+				 cpu_name);
 
 		seq_printf(m, "hversion\t: 0x%08x\n"
 			        "sversion\t: 0x%08x\n",