diff --git a/internal/host/hostutil/host_utils.go b/internal/host/hostutil/host_utils.go
index f950c74bdf..a17fd11cbd 100644
--- a/internal/host/hostutil/host_utils.go
+++ b/internal/host/hostutil/host_utils.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func GetAcceptableDisksWithHints(disks []*models.Disk, hints *bmh_v1alpha1.RootD
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if hints.Vendor != "" && !strings.Contains(disk.Vendor, hints.Model) {
+			if hints.Vendor != "" && !strings.Contains(disk.Vendor, hints.Vendor) {
 				continue
 			}