diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c
index 5df9735..9a6d434 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/fec.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@
 	dev->send = mpc8220_fec_send;
 	dev->recv = mpc8220_fec_recv;
 
-	sprintf (dev->name, "FEC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf (dev->name, "FEC");
 	eth_register (dev);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MII) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_MII)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c
index 5ac02a0..c82958d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_fcc.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
 		dev = (struct eth_device*) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 		memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d ETHERNET",
+		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d",
 			ether_fcc_info[i].ether_index + 1);
 		dev->priv   = &ether_fcc_info[i];
 		dev->init   = fec_init;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
index 432111d..2870a9c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 	dev = (struct eth_device *) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC");
 	dev->init   = sec_init;
 	dev->halt   = sec_halt;
 	dev->send   = sec_send;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c
index 5f1414d..f69b2e6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/ether_fcc.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 		dev = (struct eth_device*) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 		memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d ETHERNET",
+		sprintf(dev->name, "FCC%d",
 			ether_fcc_info[i].ether_index + 1);
 		dev->priv   = &ether_fcc_info[i];
 		dev->init   = fec_init;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
index 89c1ff9..754f8db 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@
 		/* for FEC1 make sure that the name of the interface is the same
 		   as the old one for compatibility reasons */
 		if (i == 0) {
-			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC ETHERNET");
+			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC");
 		} else {
-			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC%d ETHERNET",
+			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC%d",
 				ether_fcc_info[i].ether_index + 1);
 		}
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
index effb967..e376c64 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 	dev = (struct eth_device*) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC ETHERNET");
+	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC");
 	dev->iobase = 0;
 	dev->priv   = 0;
 	dev->init   = scc_init;