diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 91cb2a7..e98f319 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -842,7 +842,8 @@
 	console_init_f,		/* stage 1 init of console */
 	display_options,	/* say that we are here */
 	display_text_info,	/* show debugging info if required */
-#if defined(CONFIG_PPC) || defined(CONFIG_M68K) || defined(CONFIG_SH)
+#if defined(CONFIG_PPC) || defined(CONFIG_M68K) || defined(CONFIG_SH) || \
+		defined(CONFIG_X86)
 	checkcpu,
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO)