diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index d8d669308403e191a4f0ec01d4c32117ff2eed5e..f8deb3761de41b61f61ad55aadece94cc50dcd65 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -386,10 +386,21 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.machine_check		= machine_check_generic,
 		.platform		= "power6",
 	},
+	{	/* 2.06-compliant processor, i.e. Power7 "architected" mode */
+		.pvr_mask		= 0xffffffff,
+		.pvr_value		= 0x0f000003,
+		.cpu_name		= "POWER7 (architected)",
+		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_POWER7,
+		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER7,
+		.icache_bsize		= 128,
+		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
+		.machine_check		= machine_check_generic,
+		.platform		= "power7",
+	},
 	{	/* Power7 */
 		.pvr_mask		= 0xffff0000,
 		.pvr_value		= 0x003f0000,
-		.cpu_name		= "POWER7",
+		.cpu_name		= "POWER7 (raw)",
 		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_POWER7,
 		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER7,
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,