1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
index 734c3767cfac..183922e13de1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ static inline int kvm_para_available(void)
         unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
         char signature[13];
 
+        if (boot_cpu_data.cpuid_level < 0)
+                return 0;       /* So we don't blow up on old processors */
+
         cpuid(KVM_CPUID_SIGNATURE, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
         memcpy(signature + 0, &ebx, 4);
         memcpy(signature + 4, &ecx, 4);