diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/proc-fns.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/proc-fns.h
index f2e1af45bd6fae33e8f22a9c8d8c0d8cf7a5b7c9..e25f4392e1b2868446de858701d408aaaee26eab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/proc-fns.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/proc-fns.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ extern struct processor {
 	 * Set up any processor specifics
 	 */
 	void (*_proc_init)(void);
+	/*
+	 * Check for processor bugs
+	 */
+	void (*check_bugs)(void);
 	/*
 	 * Disable any processor specifics
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/bugs.c b/arch/arm/kernel/bugs.c
index 16e7ba2a9cc40c77f9d39a8e24efc861c7122273..7be5113101915cd81a5558f45238041138fb5a58 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/bugs.c
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 void check_other_bugs(void)
 {
+#ifdef MULTI_CPU
+	if (processor.check_bugs)
+		processor.check_bugs();
+#endif
 }
 
 void __init check_bugs(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-macros.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-macros.S
index f10e31d0730afa572cb6604d65813eb6df1dcfa9..81d0efb055c66080e976f9504c69866f7699b1a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-macros.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-macros.S
@@ -273,13 +273,14 @@
 	mcr	p15, 0, ip, c7, c10, 4		@ data write barrier
 	.endm
 
-.macro define_processor_functions name:req, dabort:req, pabort:req, nommu=0, suspend=0
+.macro define_processor_functions name:req, dabort:req, pabort:req, nommu=0, suspend=0, bugs=0
 	.type	\name\()_processor_functions, #object
 	.align 2
 ENTRY(\name\()_processor_functions)
 	.word	\dabort
 	.word	\pabort
 	.word	cpu_\name\()_proc_init
+	.word	\bugs
 	.word	cpu_\name\()_proc_fin
 	.word	cpu_\name\()_reset
 	.word	cpu_\name\()_do_idle