diff --git a/lib/format/ddf/ddf1.c.lsi_name b/lib/format/ddf/ddf1.c

index 05b550b..c8e484b 100644

--- a/lib/format/ddf/ddf1.c

+++ b/lib/format/ddf/ddf1.c

@@ -696,6 +696,16 @@ name(struct lib_context *lc, struct ddf1 *ddf1, struct raid_dev *rd)

 			sprintf(b, "%02x%02x%02x%02x",

 				vd->guid[i], vd->guid[i + 1],

 				vd->guid[i + 2], vd->guid[i + 3]);

+

+		/*

+		 * Because the LSI bios changes the timestamp in the

+		 * metadata on every boot, we have to neutralize it

+		 * in order to allow for persistent names.

+		 *

+		 * Using a dummy string "47114711" for that.

+		 */

+		if (!strncmp((char *) vd->guid, "LSI", 3))

+			strncpy(buf + prefix + 32, "47114711", 8);

 	}

 out: