diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h b/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
index 85549e6..194160f 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/processor.h
@@ -437,6 +437,11 @@
 	outb((data), 0x23); \
 } while (0)
 
+static inline void serialize_cpu(void)
+{
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("cpuid" : : : "ax", "bx", "cx", "dx");
+}
+
 static inline void __monitor(const void *eax, unsigned long ecx,
 		unsigned long edx)
 {