diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index 4829680a0a6d..4478cddda00a 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -809,10 +809,7 @@ static int do_eisa_entry(const char *filename, void *symval,
 		char *alias)
 {
 	DEF_FIELD_ADDR(symval, eisa_device_id, sig);
-	if (sig[0])
-		sprintf(alias, EISA_DEVICE_MODALIAS_FMT "*", *sig);
-	else
-		strcat(alias, "*");
+	sprintf(alias, EISA_DEVICE_MODALIAS_FMT "*", *sig);
 	return 1;
 }