diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/eb600/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/eb600/driver.py
index 95f6dc6ab0..1f723ce46a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/eb600/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/eb600/driver.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from calibre.devices.usbms.driver import USBMS
 class EB600(USBMS):
 
     name           = 'Netronix EB600 Device Interface'
+    gui_name       = 'Netronix EB600'
     description    = _('Communicate with the EB600 eBook reader.')
     author         = 'Kovid Goyal'
     supported_platforms = ['windows', 'osx', 'linux']
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
index 50c384b24c..655c7ea7c6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def generate_catalog(parent, dbspec, ids, device_manager, db):
 
     if device_manager.is_device_connected:
         device = device_manager.device
-        connected_device['name'] = device.gui_name
+        connected_device['name'] = device.get_gui_name()
         try:
             storage = []
             if device._main_prefix: