diff --git a/target/linux/cns3xxx/patches-3.0/001-cns3xxx_v6k_cpu.patch b/target/linux/cns3xxx/patches-3.0/001-cns3xxx_v6k_cpu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ba8a27e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/cns3xxx/patches-3.0/001-cns3xxx_v6k_cpu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 2f22c9d80acceb853f94ca90989655d88e8bb964 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
+Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 11:39:37 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] ARM: make CNS3XXX select CPU_V6K
+
+CNS3XXX is based on MPCore, so select the right CPU option for it.
+
+Signed-off-by: Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
+---
+ arch/arm/Kconfig |    2 +-
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
+index 9adc278..c2e5f3d 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
+@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ config ARCH_CLPS711X
+ 
+ config ARCH_CNS3XXX
+ 	bool "Cavium Networks CNS3XXX family"
+-	select CPU_V6
++	select CPU_V6K
+ 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+ 	select ARM_GIC
+ 	select MIGHT_HAVE_PCI
+-- 
+1.7.1
+