diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
index 2fb20d6f7e23b..9e6278c7140ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_MICROCODE_H
 #define _ASM_X86_MICROCODE_H
 
+#include <linux/earlycpio.h>
+
 #define native_rdmsr(msr, val1, val2)			\
 do {							\
 	u64 __val = native_read_msr((msr));		\
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ extern void __init load_ucode_bsp(void);
 extern void load_ucode_ap(void);
 extern int __init save_microcode_in_initrd(void);
 void reload_early_microcode(void);
+extern bool get_builtin_firmware(struct cpio_data *cd, const char *name);
 #else
 static inline void __init load_ucode_bsp(void) {}
 static inline void load_ucode_ap(void) {}
@@ -160,6 +163,9 @@ static inline int __init save_microcode_in_initrd(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 static inline void reload_early_microcode(void) {}
+static inline bool get_builtin_firmware(struct cpio_data *cd, const char *name)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
-
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_MICROCODE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
index af935397e053e..b8438543f340a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ extern enum ucode_state load_microcode_amd(int cpu, u8 family, const u8 *data, s
 extern u8 amd_ucode_patch[PATCH_MAX_SIZE];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MICROCODE_AMD_EARLY
-extern void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(void);
+extern void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(int family);
 extern void load_ucode_amd_ap(void);
 extern int __init save_microcode_in_initrd_amd(void);
 void reload_ucode_amd(void);
 #else
-static inline void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(void) {}
+static inline void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(int family) {}
 static inline void load_ucode_amd_ap(void) {}
 static inline int __init save_microcode_in_initrd_amd(void) { return -EINVAL; }
 void reload_ucode_amd(void) {}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
index 737737edbd1ef..9208a36d0f030 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
@@ -228,7 +228,18 @@ static void apply_ucode_in_initrd(void *ucode, size_t size, bool save_patch)
 	}
 }
 
-void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(void)
+static bool __init load_builtin_amd_microcode(struct cpio_data *cp, int family)
+{
+	char fw_name[36] = "amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin";
+
+	if (family >= 0x15)
+		snprintf(fw_name, sizeof(fw_name),
+			 "amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam%.2xh.bin", family);
+
+	return get_builtin_firmware(cp, fw_name);
+}
+
+void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(int family)
 {
 	struct cpio_data cp;
 	void **data;
@@ -243,8 +254,10 @@ void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(void)
 #endif
 
 	cp = find_ucode_in_initrd();
-	if (!cp.data)
-		return;
+	if (!cp.data) {
+		if (!load_builtin_amd_microcode(&cp, family))
+			return;
+	}
 
 	*data = cp.data;
 	*size = cp.size;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core_early.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core_early.c
index a413a69cbd744..979ca78b15612 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core_early.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core_early.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  *
  *	Copyright (C) 2012 Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
  *			   H Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
+ *		  (C) 2015 Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
  *
  *	This driver allows to early upgrade microcode on Intel processors
  *	belonging to IA-32 family - PentiumPro, Pentium II,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
  *	2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <asm/microcode.h>
 #include <asm/microcode_intel.h>
 #include <asm/microcode_amd.h>
@@ -43,6 +45,25 @@ static bool __init check_loader_disabled_bsp(void)
 	return *res;
 }
 
+extern struct builtin_fw __start_builtin_fw[];
+extern struct builtin_fw __end_builtin_fw[];
+
+bool get_builtin_firmware(struct cpio_data *cd, const char *name)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER
+	struct builtin_fw *b_fw;
+
+	for (b_fw = __start_builtin_fw; b_fw != __end_builtin_fw; b_fw++) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, b_fw->name)) {
+			cd->size = b_fw->size;
+			cd->data = b_fw->data;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+	return false;
+}
+
 void __init load_ucode_bsp(void)
 {
 	int vendor, family;
@@ -63,7 +84,7 @@ void __init load_ucode_bsp(void)
 		break;
 	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
 		if (family >= 0x10)
-			load_ucode_amd_bsp();
+			load_ucode_amd_bsp(family);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
index 45881e92f1bec..ccd474a7a59ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
@@ -521,6 +521,23 @@ int save_mc_for_early(u8 *mc)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(save_mc_for_early);
 #endif
 
+static bool __init load_builtin_intel_microcode(struct cpio_data *cp)
+{
+	u32 eax = 0x00000001, ebx, ecx = 0, edx;
+	int family, model, stepping;
+	char name[30];
+
+	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+
+	family   = __x86_family(eax);
+	model    = x86_model(eax);
+	stepping = eax & 0xf;
+
+	sprintf(name, "intel-ucode/%02x-%02x-%02x", family, model, stepping);
+
+	return get_builtin_firmware(cp, name);
+}
+
 static __initdata char ucode_name[] = "kernel/x86/microcode/GenuineIntel.bin";
 static __init enum ucode_state
 scan_microcode(struct mc_saved_data *mc_saved_data, unsigned long *initrd,
@@ -539,8 +556,10 @@ scan_microcode(struct mc_saved_data *mc_saved_data, unsigned long *initrd,
 	cd.size = 0;
 
 	cd = find_cpio_data(p, (void *)start, size, &offset);
-	if (!cd.data)
-		return UCODE_ERROR;
+	if (!cd.data) {
+		if (!load_builtin_intel_microcode(&cd))
+			return UCODE_ERROR;
+	}
 
 	return get_matching_model_microcode(0, start, cd.data, cd.size,
 					    mc_saved_data, initrd, uci);