diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
index a70fd61095f8a..6f077445647a6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cyrix.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ static void init_cyrix(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		break;
 
 	case 4: /* MediaGX/GXm or Geode GXM/GXLV/GX1 */
+	case 11: /* GX1 with inverted Device ID */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	{
 		u32 vendor, device;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index afdfd237b59fd..f522415bf9e53 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -619,6 +619,9 @@ int __init save_microcode_in_initrd_intel(void)
 
 	show_saved_mc();
 
+	/* initrd is going away, clear patch ptr. */
+	intel_ucode_patch = NULL;
+
 	return 0;
 }