diff --git a/py-interface/amdsmi_interface.py b/py-interface/amdsmi_interface.py
index ac0065bd3c..5be372b879 100644
--- a/py-interface/amdsmi_interface.py
+++ b/py-interface/amdsmi_interface.py
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ def amdsmi_get_gpu_asic_info(
         "market_name": asic_info.market_name.decode("utf-8"),
         "vendor_id": asic_info.vendor_id,
         "vendor_name": asic_info.vendor_name.decode("utf-8"),
-        "subvendor_id": hex(asic_info.subvendor_id),
+        "subvendor_id": asic_info.subvendor_id if asic_info.subvendor_id == '' else hex(asic_info.subvendor_id),
         "device_id": asic_info.device_id,
         "rev_id": asic_info.rev_id,
         "asic_serial": asic_info.asic_serial.decode("utf-8"),