diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
index a191d4831789..b06221e31952 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@ static void __init init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	if (c->x86 == 15)
 		c->x86_cache_alignment = c->x86_clflush_size * 2;
+	if (c->x86 >= 15)
+		set_bit(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC, &c->x86_capability);
 }
 
 void __init get_cpu_vendor(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
@@ -1055,7 +1057,8 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 
 		/* Other (Linux-defined) */
-		"cxmmx", "k6_mtrr", "cyrix_arr", "centaur_mcr", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+		"cxmmx", NULL, "cyrix_arr", "centaur_mcr", "k8c+",
+		"constant_tsc", NULL, NULL,
 		NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 		NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 		NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
index 3bafe438fa75..c7a1b50b4af3 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/time.c
@@ -614,6 +614,9 @@ static int time_cpufreq_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
         struct cpufreq_freqs *freq = data;
 	unsigned long *lpj, dummy;
 
+	if (cpu_has(&cpu_data[freq->cpu], X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC))
+		return 0;
+
 	lpj = &dummy;
 	if (!(freq->flags & CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS))
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -622,8 +625,6 @@ static int time_cpufreq_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	lpj = &boot_cpu_data.loops_per_jiffy;
 #endif
 
-
-
 	if (!ref_freq) {
 		ref_freq = freq->old;
 		loops_per_jiffy_ref = *lpj;
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/cpufeature.h b/include/asm-x86_64/cpufeature.h
index 0e47a6d53726..e68ad97a6319 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/cpufeature.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/cpufeature.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_CYRIX_ARR	(3*32+ 2) /* Cyrix ARRs (= MTRRs) */
 #define X86_FEATURE_CENTAUR_MCR	(3*32+ 3) /* Centaur MCRs (= MTRRs) */
 #define X86_FEATURE_K8_C	(3*32+ 4) /* C stepping K8 */
+#define X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC (3*32+5) /* TSC runs at constant rate */
 
 /* Intel-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0x00000001 (ecx), word 4 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_XMM3	(4*32+ 0) /* Streaming SIMD Extensions-3 */