diff --git a/src/eap_peer/eap_methods.c b/src/eap_peer/eap_methods.c
index 3b0af055b..937fd453b 100644
--- a/src/eap_peer/eap_methods.c
+++ b/src/eap_peer/eap_methods.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ EapType eap_peer_get_type(const char *name, int *vendor)
 const char * eap_get_name(int vendor, EapType type)
 {
 	struct eap_method *m;
+	if (vendor == EAP_VENDOR_IETF && type == EAP_TYPE_EXPANDED)
+		return "expanded";
 	for (m = eap_methods; m; m = m->next) {
 		if (m->vendor == vendor && m->method == type)
 			return m->name;
diff --git a/src/eap_server/eap_server_methods.c b/src/eap_server/eap_server_methods.c
index 900a5dd31..4d241a46b 100644
--- a/src/eap_server/eap_server_methods.c
+++ b/src/eap_server/eap_server_methods.c
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ void eap_server_unregister_methods(void)
 const char * eap_server_get_name(int vendor, EapType type)
 {
 	struct eap_method *m;
+	if (vendor == EAP_VENDOR_IETF && type == EAP_TYPE_EXPANDED)
+		return "expanded";
 	for (m = eap_methods; m; m = m->next) {
 		if (m->vendor == vendor && m->method == type)
 			return m->name;