diff --git a/services/sync/locales/en-US/fennec.properties b/services/sync/locales/en-US/fennec.properties
index 51c90e0723c4..cbd1e9abac7e 100644
--- a/services/sync/locales/en-US/fennec.properties
+++ b/services/sync/locales/en-US/fennec.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ fennec.turned-off = Weave is turned off.
 fennec.login.error = Weave had an error when trying to log in.
 fennec.login.error.detail = Login error: %S
 
-fennec.default.client.name = Fennec
 fennec.default.client.type = Mobile
 
 fennec.sync.complete.time = Sync completed at %S, %S
diff --git a/services/sync/modules/engines/clients.js b/services/sync/modules/engines/clients.js
index ee8c2ec52594..818a0e4ee579 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/engines/clients.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/engines/clients.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ ClientEngine.prototype = {
     Svc.Prefs.reset("client.syncID");
   },
 
-  get clientName() { return Svc.Prefs.get("client.name", "Firefox"); },
+  get clientName() { return Svc.Prefs.get("client.name", Svc.AppInfo.name); },
   set clientName(value) { Svc.Prefs.set("client.name", value); },
 
   get clientType() { return Svc.Prefs.get("client.type", "desktop"); },
diff --git a/services/sync/modules/util.js b/services/sync/modules/util.js
index 950a3bf3419d..5ca840c89c6c 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/util.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/util.js
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ Utils.EventListener.prototype = {
 
 let Svc = {};
 Svc.Prefs = new Preferences(PREFS_BRANCH);
-[["Crypto", "@labs.mozilla.com/Weave/Crypto;1", "IWeaveCrypto"],
+[["AppInfo", "@mozilla.org/xre/app-info;1", "nsIXULAppInfo"],
+ ["Crypto", "@labs.mozilla.com/Weave/Crypto;1", "IWeaveCrypto"],
  ["Directory", "@mozilla.org/file/directory_service;1", "nsIProperties"],
  ["IO", "@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1", "nsIIOService"],
  ["Login", "@mozilla.org/login-manager;1", "nsILoginManager"],