diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c
index 2837709..0bb0852 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 	.get_desc	= cpu_x86_get_desc,
 	.get_info	= baytrail_get_info,
 	.get_count	= baytrail_get_count,
+	.get_vendor	= cpu_x86_get_vendor,
 };
 
 static const struct udevice_id cpu_x86_baytrail_ids[] = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c
index 3ba21aa..6977e86 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@
 	.get_desc	= cpu_x86_get_desc,
 	.get_info	= broadwell_get_info,
 	.get_count	= broadwell_get_count,
+	.get_vendor	= cpu_x86_get_vendor,
 };
 
 static const struct udevice_id cpu_x86_broadwell_ids[] = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
index 39004ee..157f3de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cpu_x86_get_vendor(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size)
+{
+	const char *vendor = cpu_vendor_name(gd->arch.x86_vendor);
+
+	if (size < (strlen(vendor) + 1))
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	strcpy(buf, vendor);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cpu_x86_get_desc(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size)
 {
 	if (size < CPU_MAX_NAME_LEN)
@@ -65,6 +77,7 @@
 static const struct cpu_ops cpu_x86_ops = {
 	.get_desc	= cpu_x86_get_desc,
 	.get_count	= cpu_x86_get_count,
+	.get_vendor	= cpu_x86_get_vendor,
 };
 
 static const struct udevice_id cpu_x86_ids[] = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c
index b074367..09b5342 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@
 	.get_desc	= cpu_x86_get_desc,
 	.get_info	= model_206ax_get_info,
 	.get_count	= model_206ax_get_count,
+	.get_vendor	= cpu_x86_get_vendor,
 };
 
 static const struct udevice_id cpu_x86_model_206ax_ids[] = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h
index 1940480..74b82ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h
@@ -31,4 +31,17 @@
  */
 int cpu_x86_get_desc(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size);
 
+/**
+ * cpu_x86_get_vendor() - Get a vendor string for an x86 CPU
+ *
+ * This uses cpu_vendor_name() and is suitable to use as the get_vendor()
+ * method for the CPU uclass.
+ *
+ * @dev:	Device to check (UCLASS_CPU)
+ * @buf:	Buffer to place string
+ * @size:	Size of string space
+ * @return:	0 if OK, -ENOSPC if buffer is too small, other -ve on error
+ */
+int cpu_x86_get_vendor(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size);
+
 #endif /* _ASM_CPU_X86_H */