diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 93fe929d1cee..a8466f203e62 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_AMD_DCM     (3*32+27) /* multi-node processor */
 #define X86_FEATURE_APERFMPERF	(3*32+28) /* APERFMPERF */
 #define X86_FEATURE_EAGER_FPU	(3*32+29) /* "eagerfpu" Non lazy FPU restore */
+#define X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC_S3 (3*32+30) /* TSC doesn't stop in S3 state */
 
 /* Intel-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0x00000001 (ecx), word 4 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_XMM3	(4*32+ 0) /* "pni" SSE-3 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 1905ce98bee0..e7ae0d89e7e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ static void __cpuinit early_init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 			sched_clock_stable = 1;
 	}
 
+	/* Penwell and Cloverview have the TSC which doesn't sleep on S3 */
+	if (c->x86 == 6) {
+		switch (c->x86_model) {
+		case 0x27:	/* Penwell */
+		case 0x35:	/* Cloverview */
+			set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC_S3);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * There is a known erratum on Pentium III and Core Solo
 	 * and Core Duo CPUs.