diff --git a/linux-user/hppa/target_syscall.h b/linux-user/hppa/target_syscall.h
index ac18a9c575..e2f366839d 100644
--- a/linux-user/hppa/target_syscall.h
+++ b/linux-user/hppa/target_syscall.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct target_pt_regs {
     target_ulong ipsw;
 };
 
-#define UNAME_MACHINE "hppa"
+#define UNAME_MACHINE "parisc"
 #define UNAME_MINIMUM_RELEASE "2.6.32"
 #define TARGET_CLONE_BACKWARDS
 #define TARGET_MINSIGSTKSZ       2048