diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu.c
index a460d55a1..55f63dc10 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu.c
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ static void get_cpu_capabilities(void)
 	uint32_t eax, unused;
 	uint32_t family, model;
 
+	cpuid(CPUID_VENDORSTRING,
+		&boot_cpu_data.cpuid_level,
+		&unused, &unused, &unused);
+
 	cpuid(CPUID_FEATURES, &eax, &unused,
 		&boot_cpu_data.cpuid_leaves[FEAT_1_ECX],
 		&boot_cpu_data.cpuid_leaves[FEAT_1_EDX]);
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/cpu.h b/include/arch/x86/cpu.h
index d4361f8d8..7bb63587c 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/cpu.h
+++ b/include/arch/x86/cpu.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ struct cpuinfo_x86 {
 	uint8_t x86, x86_model;
 	uint8_t x86_virt_bits;
 	uint8_t x86_phys_bits;
+	uint32_t cpuid_level;
 	uint32_t extended_cpuid_level;
 	uint64_t physical_address_mask;
 	uint32_t cpuid_leaves[FEATURE_WORDS];