diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 8f271b83f9106c7c9753ce2601d3b59e1ffbdfc5..8d56bd8550dc8e60c139092d8ef97fe4c4fcfc2e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
 #define ARM64_HAS_LSE_ATOMICS			5
 #define ARM64_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_23154		6
 #define ARM64_WORKAROUND_834220			7
+#define ARM64_HAS_NO_HW_PREFETCH		8
 
-#define ARM64_NCAPS				8
+#define ARM64_NCAPS				9
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
index 1a5949364ed0f43eee2be4b61c3497fe4fdbbb7b..7540284a17fe7d2569602e883c8f9443340ce378 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
@@ -57,11 +57,22 @@
 #define MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR(midr)	\
 	(((midr) & MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR_MASK) >> MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR_SHIFT)
 
-#define MIDR_CPU_PART(imp, partnum) \
+#define MIDR_CPU_MODEL(imp, partnum) \
 	(((imp)			<< MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR_SHIFT) | \
 	(0xf			<< MIDR_ARCHITECTURE_SHIFT) | \
 	((partnum)		<< MIDR_PARTNUM_SHIFT))
 
+#define MIDR_CPU_MODEL_MASK (MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR_MASK | MIDR_PARTNUM_MASK | \
+			     MIDR_ARCHITECTURE_MASK)
+
+#define MIDR_IS_CPU_MODEL_RANGE(midr, model, rv_min, rv_max)		\
+({									\
+	u32 _model = (midr) & MIDR_CPU_MODEL_MASK;			\
+	u32 rv = (midr) & (MIDR_REVISION_MASK | MIDR_VARIANT_MASK);	\
+									\
+	_model == (model) && rv >= (rv_min) && rv <= (rv_max);		\
+ })
+
 #define ARM_CPU_IMP_ARM			0x41
 #define ARM_CPU_IMP_APM			0x50
 #define ARM_CPU_IMP_CAVIUM		0x43
@@ -75,6 +86,10 @@
 
 #define CAVIUM_CPU_PART_THUNDERX	0x0A1
 
+#define MIDR_CORTEX_A53 MIDR_CPU_MODEL(ARM_CPU_IMP_ARM, ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A53)
+#define MIDR_CORTEX_A57 MIDR_CPU_MODEL(ARM_CPU_IMP_ARM, ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A57)
+#define MIDR_THUNDERX	MIDR_CPU_MODEL(ARM_CPU_IMP_CAVIUM, CAVIUM_CPU_PART_THUNDERX)
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index feb6b4efa6414846d5598ccb0913a544ba0cf441..e6bc988e8dbf0f69fc4b1a48f9a7b4a89ee713f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -21,24 +21,12 @@
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 
-#define MIDR_CORTEX_A53 MIDR_CPU_PART(ARM_CPU_IMP_ARM, ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A53)
-#define MIDR_CORTEX_A57 MIDR_CPU_PART(ARM_CPU_IMP_ARM, ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A57)
-#define MIDR_THUNDERX	MIDR_CPU_PART(ARM_CPU_IMP_CAVIUM, CAVIUM_CPU_PART_THUNDERX)
-
-#define CPU_MODEL_MASK (MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR_MASK | MIDR_PARTNUM_MASK | \
-			MIDR_ARCHITECTURE_MASK)
-
 static bool __maybe_unused
 is_affected_midr_range(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry)
 {
-	u32 midr = read_cpuid_id();
-
-	if ((midr & CPU_MODEL_MASK) != entry->midr_model)
-		return false;
-
-	midr &= MIDR_REVISION_MASK | MIDR_VARIANT_MASK;
-
-	return (midr >= entry->midr_range_min && midr <= entry->midr_range_max);
+	return MIDR_IS_CPU_MODEL_RANGE(read_cpuid_id(), entry->midr_model,
+				       entry->midr_range_min,
+				       entry->midr_range_max);
 }
 
 #define MIDR_RANGE(model, min, max) \
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 5c90aa490a2bee2368ae45bba2628603afe1c659..3615d7d7c9af65520c5b835d4e58d130ae6c061e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -621,6 +621,18 @@ static bool has_useable_gicv3_cpuif(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry)
 	return has_sre;
 }
 
+static bool has_no_hw_prefetch(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry)
+{
+	u32 midr = read_cpuid_id();
+	u32 rv_min, rv_max;
+
+	/* Cavium ThunderX pass 1.x and 2.x */
+	rv_min = 0;
+	rv_max = (1 << MIDR_VARIANT_SHIFT) | MIDR_REVISION_MASK;
+
+	return MIDR_IS_CPU_MODEL_RANGE(midr, MIDR_THUNDERX, rv_min, rv_max);
+}
+
 static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
 	{
 		.desc = "GIC system register CPU interface",
@@ -651,6 +663,11 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
 		.min_field_value = 2,
 	},
 #endif /* CONFIG_AS_LSE && CONFIG_ARM64_LSE_ATOMICS */
+	{
+		.desc = "Software prefetching using PRFM",
+		.capability = ARM64_HAS_NO_HW_PREFETCH,
+		.matches = has_no_hw_prefetch,
+	},
 	{},
 };