diff --git a/include/asm-x86/futex.h b/include/asm-x86/futex.h
index cd9f894dd2d7c778fe4d85fdeb0f83168a16804d..c9952ea9f6980cdb3620470ff285c59e28f8acd2 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/futex.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/futex.h
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ futex_atomic_op_inuser(int encoded_op, int __user *uaddr)
 static inline int
 futex_atomic_cmpxchg_inatomic(int __user *uaddr, int oldval, int newval)
 {
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_32) && !defined(CONFIG_X86_BSWAP)
+	/* Real i386 machines have no cmpxchg instruction */
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 == 3)
+		return -ENOSYS;
+#endif
+
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, uaddr, sizeof(int)))
 		return -EFAULT;