diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
index 87e1985f3be8c..9d9fd4b9a72e5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
@@ -80,12 +80,14 @@
 #define APM_CPU_PART_POTENZA		0x000
 
 #define CAVIUM_CPU_PART_THUNDERX	0x0A1
+#define CAVIUM_CPU_PART_THUNDERX_81XX	0x0A2
 
 #define BRCM_CPU_PART_VULCAN		0x516
 
 #define MIDR_CORTEX_A53 MIDR_CPU_MODEL(ARM_CPU_IMP_ARM, ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A53)
 #define MIDR_CORTEX_A57 MIDR_CPU_MODEL(ARM_CPU_IMP_ARM, ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A57)
 #define MIDR_THUNDERX	MIDR_CPU_MODEL(ARM_CPU_IMP_CAVIUM, CAVIUM_CPU_PART_THUNDERX)
+#define MIDR_THUNDERX_81XX MIDR_CPU_MODEL(ARM_CPU_IMP_CAVIUM, CAVIUM_CPU_PART_THUNDERX_81XX)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index d42789499f17e..af716b65110d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_errata[] = {
 		MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_THUNDERX, 0x00,
 			   (1 << MIDR_VARIANT_SHIFT) | 1),
 	},
+	{
+	/* Cavium ThunderX, T81 pass 1.0 */
+		.desc = "Cavium erratum 27456",
+		.capability = ARM64_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_27456,
+		MIDR_RANGE(MIDR_THUNDERX_81XX, 0x00, 0x00),
+	},
 #endif
 	{
 	}