diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
index 60976db44d884b2a855c30a67418297125aa8232..969b07b059aeb9a5bc24c0884de1c9619c357213 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/ivybridge/cpu.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ static void enable_usb_bar(void)
 static int report_bist_failure(void)
 {
 	if (gd->arch.bist != 0) {
+		post_code(POST_BIST_FAILURE);
 		printf("BIST failed: %08x\n", gd->arch.bist);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/post.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/post.h
index 6d2ae5dfe7b0337e6ea4886b47a308bcd0c6681c..f49ce992d15e129afb16936cb24e2b586555b58b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/post.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/post.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #define POST_LAPIC		0x30
 
 #define POST_RAM_FAILURE	0xea
+#define POST_BIST_FAILURE	0xeb
+#define POST_CAR_FAILURE	0xec
 
 /* Output a post code using al - value must be 0 to 0xff */
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__