diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CarrierLabel.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CarrierLabel.java
index d8441f2b1df3b..491fad11fad6b 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CarrierLabel.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/CarrierLabel.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.provider.Telephony;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -91,24 +92,20 @@ public class CarrierLabel extends TextView {
             Slog.d("CarrierLabel", "updateNetworkName showSpn=" + showSpn + " spn=" + spn
                     + " showPlmn=" + showPlmn + " plmn=" + plmn);
         }
-        StringBuilder str = new StringBuilder();
-        boolean something = false;
-        if (showPlmn && plmn != null) {
-            str.append(plmn);
-            something = true;
-        }
-        if (showSpn && spn != null) {
-            if (something) {
-                str.append('\n');
-            }
-            str.append(spn);
-            something = true;
-        }
-        if (something) {
-            setText(str.toString());
+        final String str;
+        // match logic in KeyguardStatusViewManager
+        final boolean plmnValid = showPlmn && !TextUtils.isEmpty(plmn);
+        final boolean spnValid = showSpn && !TextUtils.isEmpty(spn);
+        if (plmnValid && spnValid) {
+            str = plmn + "|" + spn;
+        } else if (plmnValid) {
+            str = plmn;
+        } else if (spnValid) {
+            str = spn;
         } else {
-            setText(com.android.internal.R.string.lockscreen_carrier_default);
+            str = "";
         }
+        setText(str);
     }
 
     
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
index 95120e7f19b35..6ac0886392192 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
@@ -447,12 +447,14 @@ public class PhoneStatusBar extends BaseStatusBar {
 
         mNetworkController.addSignalCluster(signalCluster);
         signalCluster.setNetworkController(mNetworkController);
-        
-        // for wifi-only devices, we show SSID; otherwise, we show PLMN
-        if (mNetworkController.hasMobileDataFeature()) {
-            mNetworkController.addMobileLabelView(mCarrierLabel);
-        } else {
-            mNetworkController.addWifiLabelView(mCarrierLabel);
+
+        if (SHOW_CARRIER_LABEL) {
+            // for wifi-only devices, we show SSID; otherwise, we show PLMN
+            if (mNetworkController.hasMobileDataFeature()) {
+                mNetworkController.addMobileLabelView(mCarrierLabel);
+            } else {
+                mNetworkController.addWifiLabelView(mCarrierLabel);
+            }
         }
 
 //        final ImageView wimaxRSSI =