diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 84fb8e3f3d1b49f9c8e253a28b005f18e907d7bf..c04b933f48d38257e1ca241875a10581b1c92121 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ static void __init vmware_set_capabilities(void)
 {
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC);
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE);
+	if (vmware_tsc_khz)
+		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TSC_KNOWN_FREQ);
 	if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMCALL)
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_VMCALL);
 	else if (vmware_hypercall_mode == CPUID_VMWARE_FEATURES_ECX_VMMCALL)