diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile
index 5dd9573..ca4e171 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/Makefile
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 #
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_MRC) += car.o
+ifndef CONFIG_TARGET_EFI
+obj-y += microcode.o
+endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/car.S b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/car.S
index 1defabf..81ac976 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/car.S
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/car.S
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <asm/microcode.h>
 #include <asm/msr-index.h>
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #include <asm/post.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/processor-flags.h>
-#include <asm/arch/microcode.h>
 
 #define MTRR_PHYS_BASE_MSR(reg) (0x200 + 2 * (reg))
 #define MTRR_PHYS_MASK_MSR(reg) (0x200 + 2 * (reg) + 1)
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/microcode_intel.c b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/microcode.c
similarity index 97%
rename from arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/microcode_intel.c
rename to arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/microcode.c
index 2440a97..3054fab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/microcode_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/intel_common/microcode.c
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 #include <fdtdec.h>
 #include <libfdt.h>
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
+#include <asm/microcode.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/msr-index.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
-#include <asm/arch/microcode.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 /**
  * struct microcode_update - standard microcode header from Intel
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile
index b117f0d..78006f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 obj-y += lpc.o
 obj-y += me_status.o
 obj-y += model_206ax.o
-obj-y += microcode_intel.o
 obj-y += northbridge.o
 obj-y += report_platform.o
 obj-y += sata.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
index 5d839a7..f0e733b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/lapic.h>
+#include <asm/microcode.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #include <asm/pci.h>
 #include <asm/post.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/arch/model_206ax.h>
-#include <asm/arch/microcode.h>
 #include <asm/arch/pch.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sandybridge.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/arch-ivybridge/microcode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/include/asm/arch-ivybridge/microcode.h
rename to arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h