diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
index 4c14cde3295f76505f0985267be58bdbdf7949f5..a4a6a146fccdbc630bddb08297caf9339f1e6b43 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_init.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,7 @@ qla2x00_set_model_info(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint8_t *model, size_t len,
 	char *st, *en;
 	uint16_t index;
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
+	int use_tbl = !IS_QLA25XX(ha) && IS_QLA81XX(ha);
 
 	if (memcmp(model, BINZERO, len) != 0) {
 		strncpy(ha->model_number, model, len);
@@ -1550,14 +1551,16 @@ qla2x00_set_model_info(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, uint8_t *model, size_t len,
 		}
 
 		index = (ha->pdev->subsystem_device & 0xff);
-		if (ha->pdev->subsystem_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_QLOGIC &&
+		if (use_tbl &&
+		    ha->pdev->subsystem_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_QLOGIC &&
 		    index < QLA_MODEL_NAMES)
 			strncpy(ha->model_desc,
 			    qla2x00_model_name[index * 2 + 1],
 			    sizeof(ha->model_desc) - 1);
 	} else {
 		index = (ha->pdev->subsystem_device & 0xff);
-		if (ha->pdev->subsystem_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_QLOGIC &&
+		if (use_tbl &&
+		    ha->pdev->subsystem_vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_QLOGIC &&
 		    index < QLA_MODEL_NAMES) {
 			strcpy(ha->model_number,
 			    qla2x00_model_name[index * 2]);