diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index 10696456a4c6..e4e81374cb9a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ extern void __setup_cpu_ppc970(unsigned long offset, struct cpu_spec* spec);
 				 PPC_FEATURE_HAS_MMU)
 #define COMMON_USER_PPC64	(COMMON_USER | PPC_FEATURE_64)
 #define COMMON_USER_POWER4	(COMMON_USER_PPC64 | PPC_FEATURE_POWER4)
-#define COMMON_USER_POWER5	(COMMON_USER_PPC64 | PPC_FEATURE_POWER5)
-#define COMMON_USER_POWER5_PLUS	(COMMON_USER_PPC64 | PPC_FEATURE_POWER5_PLUS)
+#define COMMON_USER_POWER5	(COMMON_USER_PPC64 | PPC_FEATURE_POWER5 |\
+				 PPC_FEATURE_SMT | PPC_FEATURE_ICACHE_SNOOP)
+#define COMMON_USER_POWER5_PLUS	(COMMON_USER_PPC64 | PPC_FEATURE_POWER5_PLUS|\
+				 PPC_FEATURE_SMT | PPC_FEATURE_ICACHE_SNOOP)
 #define COMMON_USER_BOOKE	(PPC_FEATURE_32 | PPC_FEATURE_HAS_MMU | \
 				 PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE)
 
@@ -267,7 +269,8 @@ struct cpu_spec	cpu_specs[] = {
 		.cpu_name		= "Cell Broadband Engine",
 		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_CELL,
 		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_PPC64 |
-			PPC_FEATURE_CELL | PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC_COMP,
+			PPC_FEATURE_CELL | PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC_COMP |
+			PPC_FEATURE_SMT,
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
 		.cpu_setup		= __setup_cpu_be,
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h b/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h
index 90d005bb4d1c..5638518968c3 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/cputable.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #define PPC_FEATURE_POWER5_PLUS		0x00020000
 #define PPC_FEATURE_CELL		0x00010000
 #define PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE		0x00008000
+#define PPC_FEATURE_SMT			0x00004000
+#define PPC_FEATURE_ICACHE_SNOOP	0x00002000
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__