diff --git a/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c b/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
index 2398e864c28d..a00869c650d5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
+++ b/drivers/char/generic_nvram.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static struct miscdevice nvram_dev = {
 
 int __init nvram_init(void)
 {
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Macintosh non-volatile memory driver v%s\n",
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Generic non-volatile memory driver v%s\n",
 		NVRAM_VERSION);
 	return misc_register(&nvram_dev);
 }