diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 2ae860c306d7..6007d51d119b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -1539,6 +1539,8 @@ static int __init prom_find_machine_type(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 			if (strstr(p, RELOC("Momentum,Maple")))
 				return PLATFORM_MAPLE;
+			if (strstr(p, RELOC("IBM,CPB")))
+				return PLATFORM_CELL;
 #endif
 			i += sl + 1;
 		}