diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
index ae9f433daabf..a792157ba578 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cputable.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ extern void __restore_cpu_e6500(void);
 				 PPC_FEATURE_SMT | PPC_FEATURE_ICACHE_SNOOP | \
 				 PPC_FEATURE_TRUE_LE | \
 				 PPC_FEATURE_PSERIES_PERFMON_COMPAT)
+#define COMMON_USER2_POWER7	(PPC_FEATURE2_DSCR)
 #define COMMON_USER_POWER8	(COMMON_USER_PPC64 | PPC_FEATURE_ARCH_2_06 |\
 				 PPC_FEATURE_SMT | PPC_FEATURE_ICACHE_SNOOP | \
 				 PPC_FEATURE_TRUE_LE | \
@@ -428,6 +429,7 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.cpu_name		= "POWER7 (architected)",
 		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_POWER7,
 		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER7,
+		.cpu_user_features2	= COMMON_USER2_POWER7,
 		.mmu_features		= MMU_FTRS_POWER7,
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.cpu_name		= "POWER7 (raw)",
 		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_POWER7,
 		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER7,
+		.cpu_user_features2	= COMMON_USER2_POWER7,
 		.mmu_features		= MMU_FTRS_POWER7,
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,
@@ -475,6 +478,7 @@ static struct cpu_spec __initdata cpu_specs[] = {
 		.cpu_name		= "POWER7+ (raw)",
 		.cpu_features		= CPU_FTRS_POWER7,
 		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER_POWER7,
+		.cpu_user_features	= COMMON_USER2_POWER7,
 		.mmu_features		= MMU_FTRS_POWER7,
 		.icache_bsize		= 128,
 		.dcache_bsize		= 128,