diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index fe52e5f94b..f7c80ad0a5 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ static void pc_init_pci_1_4(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible = true;
     has_pvpanic = false;
+    x86_cpu_compat_set_features("n270", FEAT_1_ECX, 0, CPUID_EXT_MOVBE);
     pc_init_pci(args);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 52511e2b69..4160e2ba37 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init_1_4(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args)
 {
     pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible = true;
     has_pvpanic = false;
+    x86_cpu_compat_set_features("n270", FEAT_1_ECX, 0, CPUID_EXT_MOVBE);
     pc_q35_init(args);
 }
 
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 8198a1b472..1a501d9d33 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ static x86_def_t builtin_x86_defs[] = {
             /* Some CPUs got no CPUID_SEP */
         .features[FEAT_1_ECX] =
             CPUID_EXT_SSE3 | CPUID_EXT_MONITOR | CPUID_EXT_SSSE3 |
-            CPUID_EXT_DSCPL | CPUID_EXT_EST | CPUID_EXT_TM2 | CPUID_EXT_XTPR,
+            CPUID_EXT_DSCPL | CPUID_EXT_EST | CPUID_EXT_TM2 | CPUID_EXT_XTPR |
+            CPUID_EXT_MOVBE,
         .features[FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] =
             (PPRO_FEATURES & CPUID_EXT2_AMD_ALIASES) |
             CPUID_EXT2_NX,