diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/boards.txt b/hardware/arduino/sam/boards.txt
index 249420051..550378612 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/boards.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/boards.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ arduino_due_x_dbg.upload.wait_for_upload_port=false
 arduino_due_x_dbg.upload.native_usb=false
 arduino_due_x_dbg.build.mcu=cortex-m3
 arduino_due_x_dbg.build.f_cpu=84000000L
+arduino_due_x_dbg.build.usb_manufacturer="Arduino LLC"
 arduino_due_x_dbg.build.usb_product="Arduino Due"
 arduino_due_x_dbg.build.board=SAM_DUE
 arduino_due_x_dbg.build.core=arduino
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ arduino_due_x.upload.wait_for_upload_port=true
 arduino_due_x.upload.native_usb=true
 arduino_due_x.build.mcu=cortex-m3
 arduino_due_x.build.f_cpu=84000000L
+arduino_due_x.build.usb_manufacturer="Arduino LLC"
 arduino_due_x.build.usb_product="Arduino Due"
 arduino_due_x.build.board=SAM_DUE
 arduino_due_x.build.core=arduino
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Arduino.h b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Arduino.h
index 4fae76a2a..015c11562 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Arduino.h
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Arduino.h
@@ -209,10 +209,14 @@ extern const PinDescription g_APinDescription[] ;
 #include "watchdog.h"
 
 // USB Device
-#define USB_VID            0x2341 // arduino LLC vid
-#define USB_PID_LEONARDO   0x0034
-#define USB_PID_MICRO      0x0035
-#define USB_PID_DUE        0x003E
+#ifndef USB_VID
+#define USB_VID 0x2341 // arduino LLC vid
+#endif
+
+#ifndef USB_PID
+#define USB_PID 0x003E // arduino Due pid
+#endif
+
 #include "USB/USBDesc.h"
 #include "USB/USBCore.h"
 #include "USB/USBAPI.h"
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USB/USBCore.cpp b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USB/USBCore.cpp
index 5cddc4c6b..e7652016d 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USB/USBCore.cpp
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/USB/USBCore.cpp
@@ -66,27 +66,16 @@ const uint16_t STRING_LANGUAGE[2] = {
 };
 
 #ifndef USB_PRODUCT
-// Use a hardcoded product name if none is provided
-#if USB_PID == USB_PID_DUE
 #define USB_PRODUCT "Arduino Due"
-#else
-#define USB_PRODUCT "USB IO Board"
-#endif
 #endif
 
 const uint8_t STRING_PRODUCT[] = USB_PRODUCT;
 
-#if USB_VID == 0x2341
-#  if defined(USB_MANUFACTURER)
-#    undef USB_MANUFACTURER
-#  endif
-#  define USB_MANUFACTURER "Arduino LLC"
-#elif !defined(USB_MANUFACTURER)
-// Fall through to unknown if no manufacturer name was provided in a macro
-#  define USB_MANUFACTURER "Unknown"
+#ifndef USB_MANUFACTURER
+#define USB_MANUFACTURER "Arduino LLC"
 #endif
 
-const uint8_t STRING_MANUFACTURER[12] = USB_MANUFACTURER;
+const uint8_t STRING_MANUFACTURER[] = USB_MANUFACTURER;
 
 #ifdef CDC_ENABLED
 #define DEVICE_CLASS 0x02