diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 420b8d6485d6087673d5fe33af6d5a1c0cd06f18..5ea4fb718b9708cf774af53ac6dece8a9488050a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ int cpu_architecture(void)
 		 * Register 0 and check for VMSAv7 or PMSAv7 */
 		asm("mrc	p15, 0, %0, c0, c1, 4"
 		    : "=r" (mmfr0));
-		if ((mmfr0 & 0x0000000f) == 0x00000003 ||
-		    (mmfr0 & 0x000000f0) == 0x00000030)
+		if ((mmfr0 & 0x0000000f) >= 0x00000003 ||
+		    (mmfr0 & 0x000000f0) >= 0x00000030)
 			cpu_arch = CPU_ARCH_ARMv7;
 		else if ((mmfr0 & 0x0000000f) == 0x00000002 ||
 			 (mmfr0 & 0x000000f0) == 0x00000020)