diff --git a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
index f0dda5ae93..4739760dec 100644
--- a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2012 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2013 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=arm
 BOARD:=kirkwood
 BOARDNAME:=Marvell Kirkwood
 FEATURES:=targz usb jffs2_nand
+CPU_TYPE:=xscale
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
 LINUX_VERSION:=3.3.8