diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c
index 56e98131d7..2eb917283b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/cpu.c
@@ -203,4 +203,5 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(cpu_x86_baytrail_drv) = {
 	.bind		= cpu_x86_bind,
 	.probe		= cpu_x86_baytrail_probe,
 	.ops		= &cpu_x86_baytrail_ops,
+	.flags		= DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c
index 02b3169cf5..232fa40eb5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/broadwell/cpu.c
@@ -764,4 +764,5 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(cpu_x86_broadwell_drv) = {
 	.probe		= cpu_x86_broadwell_probe,
 	.ops		= &cpu_x86_broadwell_ops,
 	.priv_auto_alloc_size	= sizeof(struct cpu_broadwell_priv),
+	.flags		= DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
index 2b6cc9f22d..1aaf851bb4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
@@ -94,4 +94,5 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(cpu_x86_drv) = {
 	.of_match	= cpu_x86_ids,
 	.bind		= cpu_x86_bind,
 	.ops		= &cpu_x86_ops,
+	.flags		= DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c
index 33e5c6263d..6edc3e233c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/model_206ax.c
@@ -478,4 +478,5 @@ U_BOOT_DRIVER(cpu_x86_model_206ax_drv) = {
 	.bind		= cpu_x86_bind,
 	.probe		= cpu_x86_model_206ax_probe,
 	.ops		= &cpu_x86_model_206ax_ops,
+	.flags		= DM_FLAG_PRE_RELOC,
 };