diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index e09a6b73a1aab5c3fc6a353e22af4936b047416f..86fd2a0e4597c8cfb3fb6a5ea9815e29acd48dea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ config X86_OOSTORE
 	def_bool y
 	depends on (MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MWINCHIPC6) && MTRR
 
+config X86_P6_NOP
+	def_bool y
+	depends on (M686 || MPENTIUMII || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMM || MCORE2 || PENTIUM4)
+
 config X86_TSC
 	def_bool y
 	depends on ((MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2) && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64
@@ -390,6 +394,7 @@ config X86_CMOV
 config X86_MINIMUM_CPU_FAMILY
 	int
 	default "64" if X86_64
+	default "6" if X86_32 && X86_P6_NOP
 	default "4" if X86_32 && (X86_XADD || X86_CMPXCHG || X86_BSWAP || X86_WP_WORKS_OK)
 	default "3"
 
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/nops.h b/include/asm-x86/nops.h
index fec025c7f58cf0b375f94dc4335ca39fdf113125..c52b334b8166e5f2faeba5f2a5a585dc574e5775 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/nops.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/nops.h
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@
 #define ASM_NOP6 K7_NOP6
 #define ASM_NOP7 K7_NOP7
 #define ASM_NOP8 K7_NOP8
-#elif defined(CONFIG_M686) || defined(CONFIG_MPENTIUMII) || \
-      defined(CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII) || defined(CONFIG_MPENTIUMM) || \
-      defined(CONFIG_MCORE2) || defined(CONFIG_PENTIUM4)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_X86_P6_NOP)
 #define ASM_NOP1 P6_NOP1
 #define ASM_NOP2 P6_NOP2
 #define ASM_NOP3 P6_NOP3