diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
index be3cdf9134ce8727b9a7787250fb6ba3dfdb8e44..f1fbf6092ed2010adcba05173a4b8c239e5c9c5f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
 	    CPU_FTR_MAYBE_CAN_NAP | CPU_FTR_NODSISRALIGN | \
 	    CPU_FTR_L2CSR | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE | \
 	    CPU_FTR_DBELL)
+#define CPU_FTRS_E5500	(CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_NODSISRALIGN | \
+	    CPU_FTR_L2CSR | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE | \
+	    CPU_FTR_DBELL | CPU_FTR_POPCNTB | CPU_FTR_POPCNTD)
 #define CPU_FTRS_GENERIC_32	(CPU_FTR_COMMON | CPU_FTR_NODSISRALIGN)
 
 /* 64-bit CPUs */
@@ -435,11 +438,15 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
 #define CPU_FTRS_COMPATIBLE	(CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2)
 
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
+#define CPU_FTRS_POSSIBLE	(CPU_FTRS_E5500)
+#else
 #define CPU_FTRS_POSSIBLE	\
 	    (CPU_FTRS_POWER3 | CPU_FTRS_RS64 | CPU_FTRS_POWER4 |	\
 	    CPU_FTRS_PPC970 | CPU_FTRS_POWER5 | CPU_FTRS_POWER6 |	\
 	    CPU_FTRS_POWER7 | CPU_FTRS_CELL | CPU_FTRS_PA6T |		\
 	    CPU_FTR_1T_SEGMENT | CPU_FTR_VSX)
+#endif
 #else
 enum {
 	CPU_FTRS_POSSIBLE =
@@ -473,16 +480,21 @@ enum {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_E500
 	    CPU_FTRS_E500 | CPU_FTRS_E500_2 | CPU_FTRS_E500MC |
+	    CPU_FTRS_E5500 |
 #endif
 	    0,
 };
 #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
 
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
+#define CPU_FTRS_ALWAYS		(CPU_FTRS_E5500)
+#else
 #define CPU_FTRS_ALWAYS		\
 	    (CPU_FTRS_POWER3 & CPU_FTRS_RS64 & CPU_FTRS_POWER4 &	\
 	    CPU_FTRS_PPC970 & CPU_FTRS_POWER5 & CPU_FTRS_POWER6 &	\
 	    CPU_FTRS_POWER7 & CPU_FTRS_CELL & CPU_FTRS_PA6T & CPU_FTRS_POSSIBLE)
+#endif
 #else
 enum {
 	CPU_FTRS_ALWAYS =
@@ -513,6 +525,7 @@ enum {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_E500
 	    CPU_FTRS_E500 & CPU_FTRS_E500_2 & CPU_FTRS_E500MC &
+	    CPU_FTRS_E5500 &
 #endif
 	    CPU_FTRS_POSSIBLE,
 };
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index c9b68d07ac4fca3cdd8996e8a43d850034efb407..b9602ee06deb11ee4c80c8eeeb63a2757f587841 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.pvr_mask		= 0xffff0000,
 		.pvr_value		= 0x80240000,
 		.cpu_name		= "e5500",
-		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_E500MC,
+		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_E5500,
 		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_BOOKE,
 		.mmu_features		= MMU_FTR_TYPE_FSL_E | MMU_FTR_BIG_PHYS |
 			MMU_FTR_USE_TLBILX,