diff --git a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-core.c b/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-core.c
index 331ffee..bd4a003 100644
--- a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-core.c
+++ b/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-core.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int xbus_check_unique(xbus_t *xbus)
 {
 	if (!xbus)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	if (xbus->label) {
+	if (xbus->label && *(xbus->label)) {
 		xbus_t	*xbus_old;
 
 		XBUS_DBG(DEVICES, xbus, "Checking LABEL='%s'\n", xbus->label);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ int xbus_check_unique(xbus_t *xbus)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 	} else {
-		XBUS_NOTICE(xbus, "MISSING BOARD LABEL!!!\n");
+		XBUS_NOTICE(xbus, "Missing board label (old Astribank?)\n");
 	}
 	return 0;
 }