diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/interface.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/interface.cc
index 86c8c2e0a9..afa89a3028 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/interface.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/interface.cc
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace ArdourSurface;
 using namespace ArdourSurface::MACKIE_NAMESPACE;
 
+#define PROTOCOL_NAME ("Mackie")
+
 static ControlProtocol*
 new_mackie_protocol (Session* s)
 {
 	MackieControlProtocol* mcp = 0;
 
 	try {
-		mcp = new MackieControlProtocol (*s);
+		mcp = new MackieControlProtocol (*s, PROTOCOL_NAME);
 		/* do not set active here - wait for set_state() */
 	}
 	catch (exception & e) {
@@ -65,9 +67,8 @@ delete_mackie_protocol (ControlProtocol* cp)
 	}
 }
 
-// Field names commented out by JE - 06-01-2010
 static ControlProtocolDescriptor mackie_descriptor = {
-	/* name       */ "Mackie",
+	/* name       */ PROTOCOL_NAME,
 	/* id         */ "uri://ardour.org/surfaces/mackie:0",
 	/* module     */ 0,
 	/* available  */ 0,
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index 9b48ea5d54..b40f9c0423 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -115,12 +115,8 @@ const int MACKIE_NAMESPACE::MackieControlProtocol::MAIN_MODIFIER_MASK = (MackieC
 
 MACKIE_NAMESPACE::MackieControlProtocol* MACKIE_NAMESPACE::MackieControlProtocol::_instance = 0;
 
-MackieControlProtocol::MackieControlProtocol (Session& session)
-#ifdef UF8
-	: ControlProtocol (session, X_("SSL-UFx"))
-#else
-	: ControlProtocol (session, X_("Mackie"))
-#endif
+MackieControlProtocol::MackieControlProtocol (Session& session, const char* pname)
+	: ControlProtocol (session, pname)
 	, AbstractUI<MackieControlUIRequest> (name())
 	, _current_initial_bank (0)
 	, _timecode_last (10, '\0')
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
index ddb5de3986..c6ab3745d5 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class MackieControlProtocol
 		Zero,   /* fader controls primary, but doesn't move, vpot controls secondary */
 	};
 
-	MackieControlProtocol(ARDOUR::Session &);
+	MackieControlProtocol(ARDOUR::Session &, const char* name);
 	virtual ~MackieControlProtocol();
 
 	static MackieControlProtocol* instance() { return _instance; }
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/uf8_interface.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/uf8_interface.cc
index 8a39941119..de9827f666 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/uf8_interface.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/uf8_interface.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace ArdourSurface;
 using namespace ArdourSurface::MACKIE_NAMESPACE;
 
+#define PROTOCOL_NAME ("SSL 360: UF8 UF1")
+
 static ControlProtocol*
 new_uf8_protocol (Session* s)
 {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ new_uf8_protocol (Session* s)
 	DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MackieControl, "making uf8-protocol");
 
 	try {
-		mcp = new MackieControlProtocol (*s);
+		mcp = new MackieControlProtocol (*s, PROTOCOL_NAME);
 		/* do not set active here - wait for set_state() */
 	}
 	catch (exception & e) {
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ delete_uf8_protocol (ControlProtocol* cp)
 
 // Field names commented out by JE - 06-01-2010
 static ControlProtocolDescriptor uf8_descriptor = {
-	/* name       */ "SSL UF-8",
+	/* name       */ PROTOCOL_NAME,
 	/* id         */ "uri://ardour.org/surfaces/ssl_uf8:0",
 	/* module     */ 0,
 	/* available  */ 0,