diff --git a/include/asm-i386/cpufeature.h b/include/asm-i386/cpufeature.h
index 3f92b94..7275e41 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/cpufeature.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/cpufeature.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_MP		(1*32+19) /* MP Capable. */
 #define X86_FEATURE_NX		(1*32+20) /* Execute Disable */
 #define X86_FEATURE_MMXEXT	(1*32+22) /* AMD MMX extensions */
+#define X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP      (1*32+27) /* RDTSCP */
 #define X86_FEATURE_LM		(1*32+29) /* Long Mode (x86-64) */
 #define X86_FEATURE_3DNOWEXT	(1*32+30) /* AMD 3DNow! extensions */
 #define X86_FEATURE_3DNOW	(1*32+31) /* 3DNow! */
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/tsc.h b/include/asm-x86_64/tsc.h
index 9a0a368..7db952d 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/tsc.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/tsc.h
@@ -34,22 +34,28 @@ static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
 /* Like get_cycles, but make sure the CPU is synchronized. */
 static __always_inline cycles_t get_cycles_sync(void)
 {
-	unsigned long long ret;
-#ifdef X86_FEATURE_SYNC_RDTSC
+	unsigned int a, d;
 	unsigned eax;
 
+#ifdef X86_FEATURE_SYNC_RDTSC
 	/*
 	 * Don't do an additional sync on CPUs where we know
 	 * RDTSC is already synchronous:
 	 */
 	alternative_io("cpuid", ASM_NOP2, X86_FEATURE_SYNC_RDTSC,
 			  "=a" (eax), "0" (1) : "ebx","ecx","edx","memory");
+	/* We use RDTSCP if it is available, no extra CPUID required then */
+	alternative_add_one(ASM_NOP2, X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP);
 #else
-	sync_core();
+	/* no CPUID required if we use RDTSCP */
+	alternative_io("cpuid", ASM_NOP2, X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP,
+			  "=a" (eax), "0" (1) : "ebx","ecx","edx","memory");
 #endif
-	rdtscll(ret);
 
-	return ret;
+	alternative_io("rdtsc\n" ASM_NOP1, "rdtscp", X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP,
+			ALTERNATIVE_OUTPUT2("=a" (a), "=d" (d)), "0" (1) : "ecx","memory");
+
+	return ((unsigned long long)a) | ((unsigned long long)d) << 32;
 }
 
 extern void tsc_init(void);