diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index f3b86d0..969f7a6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -353,6 +353,10 @@ config X86_BSWAP
 	def_bool y
 	depends on X86_32 && !M386
 
+config X86_MOVBE
+	def_bool y
+	depends on MATOM
+
 config X86_POPAD_OK
 	def_bool y
 	depends on X86_32 && !M386
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 05afcca..0e71d76 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ else
                 $(call cc-option,-march=core2,$(call cc-option,-mtune=generic))
 	cflags-$(CONFIG_MATOM) += $(call cc-option,-march=atom) \
 		$(call cc-option,-mtune=atom,$(call cc-option,-mtune=generic))
+        cflags-$(CONFIG_X86_MOVBE) += $(call cc-option,-mmovbe)
         cflags-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) += $(call cc-option,-mtune=generic)
         KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(cflags-y)