diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 87aa12ab8c66..30f757249c5c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ static struct ssif_addr_info *ssif_info_find(unsigned short addr,
 restart:
 	list_for_each_entry(info, &ssif_infos, link) {
 		if (info->binfo.addr == addr) {
-			if (info->addr_src == SI_SMBIOS)
+			if (info->addr_src == SI_SMBIOS && !info->adapter_name)
 				info->adapter_name = kstrdup(adapter_name,
 							     GFP_KERNEL);