diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx7/soc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx7/soc.c
index ba6cfb9..073bbc6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx7/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx7/soc.c
@@ -165,6 +165,21 @@
 	return val;
 }
 
+static bool is_mx7d(void)
+{
+	struct ocotp_regs *ocotp = (struct ocotp_regs *)OCOTP_BASE_ADDR;
+	struct fuse_bank *bank = &ocotp->bank[1];
+	struct fuse_bank1_regs *fuse =
+		(struct fuse_bank1_regs *)bank->fuse_regs;
+	int val;
+
+	val = readl(&fuse->tester4);
+	if (val & 1)
+		return false;
+	else
+		return true;
+}
+
 u32 get_cpu_rev(void)
 {
 	struct mxc_ccm_anatop_reg *ccm_anatop = (struct mxc_ccm_anatop_reg *)
@@ -172,6 +187,9 @@
 	u32 reg = readl(&ccm_anatop->digprog);
 	u32 type = (reg >> 16) & 0xff;
 
+	if (!is_mx7d())
+		type = MXC_CPU_MX7S;
+
 	reg &= 0xff;
 	return (type << 12) | reg;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c b/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c
index 656bb60..5fb3ed8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/cpu.c
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
 const char *get_imx_type(u32 imxtype)
 {
 	switch (imxtype) {
+	case MXC_CPU_MX7S:
+		return "7SOLO";	/* Single-core version of the mx7 */
 	case MXC_CPU_MX7D:
 		return "7D";	/* Dual-core version of the mx7 */
 	case MXC_CPU_MX6QP:
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/cpu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/cpu.h
index 8a75902..7c63c13 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/cpu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-imx/cpu.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define MXC_CPU_MX6D		0x67
 #define MXC_CPU_MX6DP		0x68
 #define MXC_CPU_MX6QP		0x69
+#define MXC_CPU_MX7S		0x71 /* dummy ID */
 #define MXC_CPU_MX7D		0x72
 #define MXC_CPU_VF610		0xF6 /* dummy ID */