break;
                }
 
-               if (strlen(uid.vduit) > 0)
-                       snprintf(uid_string, sizeof(uid_string),
-                                "%s.%s.%04x.%s.%s",
-                                uid.vendor, uid.serial, uid.ssid, ua_string,
-                                uid.vduit);
-               else
-                       snprintf(uid_string, sizeof(uid_string),
-                                "%s.%s.%04x.%s",
-                                uid.vendor, uid.serial, uid.ssid, ua_string);
+               snprintf(uid_string, sizeof(uid_string), "%s.%s.%04x.%s%s%s",
+                        uid.vendor, uid.serial, uid.ssid, ua_string,
+                        uid.vduit[0] ? "." : "", uid.vduit);
        }
        dasd_put_device(device);
 
 
        }
 }
 
-static void dasd_eckd_get_uid_string(struct dasd_conf *conf,
-                                    char *print_uid)
+static void dasd_eckd_get_uid_string(struct dasd_conf *conf, char *print_uid)
 {
        struct dasd_uid uid;
 
        create_uid(conf, &uid);
-       if (strlen(uid.vduit) > 0)
-               snprintf(print_uid, DASD_UID_STRLEN,
-                        "%s.%s.%04x.%02x.%s",
-                        uid.vendor, uid.serial, uid.ssid,
-                        uid.real_unit_addr, uid.vduit);
-       else
-               snprintf(print_uid, DASD_UID_STRLEN,
-                        "%s.%s.%04x.%02x",
-                        uid.vendor, uid.serial, uid.ssid,
-                        uid.real_unit_addr);
+       snprintf(print_uid, DASD_UID_STRLEN, "%s.%s.%04x.%02x%s%s",
+                uid.vendor, uid.serial, uid.ssid, uid.real_unit_addr,
+                uid.vduit[0] ? "." : "", uid.vduit);
 }
 
 static int dasd_eckd_check_cabling(struct dasd_device *device,