diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
index 1f5a86d518db379ea65c100158df0c60988bb810..407ced642ac1fd7d0bc09fac39412f165b285235 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -117,8 +117,19 @@ struct mca_config {
 };
 
 struct mce_vendor_flags {
-	__u64		overflow_recov	: 1, /* cpuid_ebx(80000007) */
-			__reserved_0	: 63;
+			/*
+			 * overflow recovery cpuid bit indicates that overflow
+			 * conditions are not fatal
+			 */
+	__u64		overflow_recov	: 1,
+
+			/*
+			 * SUCCOR stands for S/W UnCorrectable error COntainment
+			 * and Recovery. It indicates support for data poisoning
+			 * in HW and deferred error interrupts.
+			 */
+			succor		: 1,
+			__reserved_0	: 62;
 };
 extern struct mce_vendor_flags mce_flags;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index e535533d5ab89313ba51937ad8dd5740413f119e..521e5016aca6b77d0f96ee0ec217f06958d69c0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -1637,10 +1637,16 @@ static void __mcheck_cpu_init_vendor(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		mce_intel_feature_init(c);
 		mce_adjust_timer = cmci_intel_adjust_timer;
 		break;
-	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
+
+	case X86_VENDOR_AMD: {
+		u32 ebx = cpuid_ebx(0x80000007);
+
 		mce_amd_feature_init(c);
-		mce_flags.overflow_recov = cpuid_ebx(0x80000007) & 0x1;
+		mce_flags.overflow_recov = !!(ebx & BIT(0));
+		mce_flags.succor	 = !!(ebx & BIT(1));
 		break;
+		}
+
 	default:
 		break;
 	}