diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index e389cfd408..a76b4b6a09 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8314,3 +8314,10 @@ Charlie 23 Nov 2010
         Installer.cpp
         LoginItemAPI.c
         PostInstall.cpp
+
+Rom    23 Nov 2010
+    - client: Copy the AltiVec CPU feature to the p_features field, leave
+        AltiVec in the host model field for backwards compatibility.
+        
+    client/
+        hostinfo_unix.cpp
diff --git a/client/hostinfo_unix.cpp b/client/hostinfo_unix.cpp
index 1f6c3a090f..8e51025824 100644
--- a/client/hostinfo_unix.cpp
+++ b/client/hostinfo_unix.cpp
@@ -658,20 +658,20 @@ static void get_cpu_info_maxosx(HOST_INFO& host) {
         brand_string, family, model, stepping
     );
 #else       // PowerPC
-    char capabilities[256], model[256];
+    char model[256];
     int response = 0;
     int retval;
     len = sizeof(response);
-    safe_strcpy(host.p_vendor, "Power Macintosh");
     retval = sysctlbyname("hw.optional.altivec", &response, &len, NULL, 0);
     if (response && (!retval)) {
-        safe_strcpy(capabilities, "AltiVec");
+        safe_strcpy(host.p_features, "AltiVec");
     }
         
     len = sizeof(model);
     sysctlbyname("hw.model", model, &len, NULL, 0);
 
-    snprintf(host.p_model, p_model_size, "%s [%s Model %s] [%s]", host.p_vendor, host.p_vendor, model, capabilities);
+    safe_strcpy(host.p_vendor, "Power Macintosh");
+    snprintf(host.p_model, p_model_size, "%s [%s Model %s] [%s]", host.p_vendor, host.p_vendor, model, host.p_features);
 
 #endif