diff --git a/sys/mips/broadcom/bcm_machdep.c b/sys/mips/broadcom/bcm_machdep.c
--- a/sys/mips/broadcom/bcm_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/mips/broadcom/bcm_machdep.c
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
 extern int	*edata;
 extern int	*end;
 
+/* from sys/mips/mips/machdep.c */
+extern char	cpu_model[];
+
 static struct bcm_platform	 bcm_platform_data;
 static bool			 bcm_platform_data_avail = false;
 
@@ -399,6 +402,12 @@
 		return (error);
 	}
 
+	/* All hex formatted IDs are within the range of 0x4000-0x9C3F (40000-1) */
+	if (bp->cid.chip_id >= 0x4000 && bp->cid.chip_id <= 0x9C3F)
+		snprintf(cpu_model, 10, "BCM%hX", bp->cid.chip_id);
+	else
+		snprintf(cpu_model, 10, "BCM%hu", bp->cid.chip_id);
+
 	/* Fetch chipc capability flags */
 	bp->cc_caps = BCM_SOC_READ_4(bp->cc_addr, CHIPC_CAPABILITIES);
 	bp->cc_caps_ext = 0x0;