diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 43601de0f633..c28d26fb5f24 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
@@ -264,5 +265,52 @@ __init int intel_cpu_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG
+unsigned long cmpxchg_386_u8(volatile void *ptr, u8 old, u8 new)
+{
+	u8 prev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Poor man's cmpxchg for 386. Unsuitable for SMP */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	prev = *(u8 *)ptr;
+	if (prev == old)
+		*(u8 *)ptr = new;
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	return prev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmpxchg_386_u8);
+
+unsigned long cmpxchg_386_u16(volatile void *ptr, u16 old, u16 new)
+{
+	u16 prev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Poor man's cmpxchg for 386. Unsuitable for SMP */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	prev = *(u16 *)ptr;
+	if (prev == old)
+		*(u16 *)ptr = new;
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	return prev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmpxchg_386_u16);
+
+unsigned long cmpxchg_386_u32(volatile void *ptr, u32 old, u32 new)
+{
+	u32 prev;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Poor man's cmpxchg for 386. Unsuitable for SMP */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	prev = *(u32 *)ptr;
+	if (prev == old)
+		*(u32 *)ptr = new;
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	return prev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmpxchg_386_u32);
+#endif
+
 // arch_initcall(intel_cpu_init);
 
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/system.h b/include/asm-i386/system.h
index 97d52ac49e46..772f85da1206 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/system.h
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ static inline unsigned long __xchg(unsigned long x, volatile void * ptr, int siz
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG 1
+#define cmpxchg(ptr,o,n)\
+	((__typeof__(*(ptr)))__cmpxchg((ptr),(unsigned long)(o),\
+					(unsigned long)(n),sizeof(*(ptr))))
+#endif
 
 static inline unsigned long __cmpxchg(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
 				      unsigned long new, int size)
@@ -291,10 +295,42 @@ static inline unsigned long __cmpxchg(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
 	return old;
 }
 
-#define cmpxchg(ptr,o,n)\
-	((__typeof__(*(ptr)))__cmpxchg((ptr),(unsigned long)(o),\
-					(unsigned long)(n),sizeof(*(ptr))))
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG
+/*
+ * Building a kernel capable running on 80386. It may be necessary to
+ * simulate the cmpxchg on the 80386 CPU. For that purpose we define
+ * a function for each of the sizes we support.
+ */
 
+extern unsigned long cmpxchg_386_u8(volatile void *, u8, u8);
+extern unsigned long cmpxchg_386_u16(volatile void *, u16, u16);
+extern unsigned long cmpxchg_386_u32(volatile void *, u32, u32);
+
+static inline unsigned long cmpxchg_386(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
+				      unsigned long new, int size)
+{
+	switch (size) {
+	case 1:
+		return cmpxchg_386_u8(ptr, old, new);
+	case 2:
+		return cmpxchg_386_u16(ptr, old, new);
+	case 4:
+		return cmpxchg_386_u32(ptr, old, new);
+	}
+	return old;
+}
+
+#define cmpxchg(ptr,o,n)						\
+({									\
+	__typeof__(*(ptr)) __ret;					\
+	if (likely(boot_cpu_data.x86 > 3))				\
+		__ret = __cmpxchg((ptr), (unsigned long)(o),		\
+					(unsigned long)(n), sizeof(*(ptr))); \
+	else								\
+		__ret = cmpxchg_386((ptr), (unsigned long)(o),		\
+					(unsigned long)(n), sizeof(*(ptr))); \
+	__ret;								\
+})
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64