diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/zimage.c b/arch/x86/lib/zimage.c
index b6b0f2beb3a16469449ba7d5664f8d80f20e89d1..aafbeb01f907ea4d49a9f343085b6d3e9f491d1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/zimage.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/zimage.c
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ int setup_zimage(struct boot_params *setup_base, char *cmd_line, int auto_boot,
 			hdr->setup_move_size = 0x9100;
 		}
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_INTEL_MID)
+		hdr->hardware_subarch = X86_SUBARCH_INTEL_MID;
+#endif
+
 		/* build command line at COMMAND_LINE_OFFSET */
 		build_command_line(cmd_line, auto_boot);
 	}