diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index 216ff845caf8afe70d10cbc481726977a5949bd4..75a3d71b895d985e20307bdd90dda88e4449ed9c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -435,6 +435,21 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.cpu_restore		= __restore_cpu_power7,
 		.platform		= "power7",
 	},
+	{	/* 2.07-compliant processor, i.e. Power8 "architected" mode */
+		.pvr_mask		= 0xffffffff,
+		.pvr_value		= 0x0f000004,
+		.cpu_name		= "POWER8 (architected)",
+		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_POWER8,
+		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER8,
+		.mmu_features		= MMU_FTRS_POWER8,
+		.icache_bsize		= 128,
+		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
+		.oprofile_type		= PPC_OPROFILE_POWER4,
+		.oprofile_cpu_type	= "ppc64/ibm-compat-v1",
+		.cpu_setup		= __setup_cpu_power8,
+		.cpu_restore		= __restore_cpu_power8,
+		.platform		= "power8",
+	},
 	{	/* Power7 */
 		.pvr_mask		= 0xffff0000,
 		.pvr_value		= 0x003f0000,