diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index f337666768a76594b41b59f283efa3b891988193..f8304687833651975722e4f8aa51741fffad63d9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -437,6 +437,26 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.machine_check_early	= __machine_check_early_realmode_p8,
 		.platform		= "power8",
 	},
+	{	/* Power8NVL */
+		.pvr_mask		= 0xffff0000,
+		.pvr_value		= 0x004c0000,
+		.cpu_name		= "POWER8NVL (raw)",
+		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_POWER8,
+		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER8,
+		.cpu_user_features2	= COMMON_USER2_POWER8,
+		.mmu_features		= MMU_FTRS_POWER8,
+		.icache_bsize		= 128,
+		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
+		.num_pmcs		= 6,
+		.pmc_type		= PPC_PMC_IBM,
+		.oprofile_cpu_type	= "ppc64/power8",
+		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_INVALID,
+		.cpu_setup		= __setup_cpu_power8,
+		.cpu_restore		= __restore_cpu_power8,
+		.flush_tlb		= __flush_tlb_power8,
+		.machine_check_early	= __machine_check_early_realmode_p8,
+		.platform		= "power8",
+	},
 	{	/* Power8 DD1: Does not support doorbell IPIs */
 		.pvr_mask		= 0xffffff00,
 		.pvr_value		= 0x004d0100,