diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu
index b99c0e2..b1af9f5 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 	  - "Geode GX/LX" For AMD Geode GX and LX processors.
 	  - "CyrixIII/VIA C3" for VIA Cyrix III or VIA C3.
 	  - "VIA C3-2" for VIA C3-2 "Nehemiah" (model 9 and above).
+	  - "VIA C7" for VIA C7.
 
 	  If you don't know what to do, choose "386".
 
@@ -203,6 +204,12 @@
 	  of SSE and tells gcc to treat the CPU as a 686.
 	  Note, this kernel will not boot on older (pre model 9) C3s.
 
+config MVIAC7
+	bool "VIA C7"
+	help
+	  Select this for a VIA C7.  Selecting this uses the correct cache
+	  shift and tells gcc to treat the CPU as a 686.
+
 endchoice
 
 config X86_GENERIC
@@ -231,7 +238,7 @@
 	default "7" if MPENTIUM4 || X86_GENERIC
 	default "4" if X86_ELAN || M486 || M386 || MGEODEGX1
 	default "5" if MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MWINCHIPC6 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK6 || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || M586 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODE_LX
-	default "6" if MK7 || MK8 || MPENTIUMM || MCORE2
+	default "6" if MK7 || MK8 || MPENTIUMM || MCORE2 || MVIAC7
 
 config RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK
 	bool
@@ -297,7 +304,7 @@
 
 config X86_GOOD_APIC
 	bool
-	depends on MK7 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || MK8 || MEFFICEON || MCORE2
+	depends on MK7 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || MK8 || MEFFICEON || MCORE2 || MVIAC7
 	default y
 
 config X86_INTEL_USERCOPY
@@ -322,5 +329,5 @@
 
 config X86_TSC
 	bool
-	depends on (MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2) && !X86_NUMAQ
+	depends on (MWINCHIP3D || MWINCHIP2 || MCRUSOE || MEFFICEON || MCYRIXIII || MK7 || MK6 || MPENTIUM4 || MPENTIUMM || MPENTIUMIII || MPENTIUMII || M686 || M586MMX || M586TSC || MK8 || MVIAC3_2 || MVIAC7 || MGEODEGX1 || MGEODE_LX || MCORE2) && !X86_NUMAQ
 	default y