diff --git a/0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch b/0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6deba31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+From: mvarlese@suse.de
+
+diff -Nuar dpdk-18.11.old/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c dpdk-18.11/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c
+--- dpdk-18.11.old/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c	2019-02-20 14:26:48.849061397 +0100
++++ dpdk-18.11/drivers/bus/vdev/vdev.c	2019-02-20 14:33:12.638554838 +0100
+@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@
+ static rte_spinlock_t vdev_custom_scan_lock = RTE_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER;
+ 
+ /* register a driver */
++#if defined(__x86_64__) ||  defined(__i386__)
++void __attribute__((target ("sse2")))
++#else
+ void
++#endif
+ rte_vdev_register(struct rte_vdev_driver *driver)
+ {
+ 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&vdev_driver_list, driver, next);
+diff -Nuar dpdk-18.11.old/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c dpdk-18.11/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c
+--- dpdk-18.11.old/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c	2019-02-20 14:26:48.801061210 +0100
++++ dpdk-18.11/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_bus.c	2019-02-20 14:28:52.933544223 +0100
+@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@
+ 
+ static struct rte_bus_list rte_bus_list =
+ 	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(rte_bus_list);
+-
++#if defined(__x86_64__) ||  defined(__i386__)
++void __attribute__((target ("sse2")))
++#else
+ void
++#endif
+ rte_bus_register(struct rte_bus *bus)
+ {
+ 	RTE_VERIFY(bus);
+diff -Nuar dpdk-18.11.old/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h dpdk-18.11/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h
+--- dpdk-18.11.old/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h	2019-02-20 14:26:48.809061243 +0100
++++ dpdk-18.11/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_common.h	2019-02-20 14:51:56.275496936 +0100
+@@ -103,8 +103,21 @@
+  *   Priority number must be above 100.
+  *   Lowest number is the first to run.
+  */
++#if defined(__x86_64__) ||  defined(__i386__)
+ #define RTE_INIT_PRIO(func, prio) \
+-static void __attribute__((constructor(RTE_PRIO(prio)), used)) func(void)
++static void \
++       __attribute__((constructor(RTE_PRIO(prio)), used)) \
++       __attribute__((target ("sse2"))) \
++       __attribute__((target ("no-sse3"))) \
++       __attribute__((target ("no-sse4"))) \
++       func(void)
++#else
++#define RTE_INIT_PRIO(func, prio) \
++static void \
++       __attribute__((constructor(RTE_PRIO(prio)), used)) \
++       func(void)
++#endif
++
+ 
+ /**
+  * Run function before main() with low priority.
+
diff --git a/dpdk-thunderx.changes b/dpdk-thunderx.changes
index 57d53c0..64c9d44 100644
--- a/dpdk-thunderx.changes
+++ b/dpdk-thunderx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 22 10:57:13 CET 2019 - ndas@suse.de
+
+- Add  0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch to address issue with older
+  CPUs (bsc#1125961)
+  [+ 0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 24 14:17:48 CET 2019 - ndas@suse.de
 
diff --git a/dpdk-thunderx.spec b/dpdk-thunderx.spec
index 1102f7a..6a873d0 100644
--- a/dpdk-thunderx.spec
+++ b/dpdk-thunderx.spec
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Group:          System/Libraries
 Url:            http://dpdk.org
 Source:         http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        preamble
+Patch1:         0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libelf-devel
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ The DPDK Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) allows userspace applications access to the
 %prep
 # can't use %{name} because of dpdk-thunderx
 %setup -q -n dpdk-%{version}
+%patch1 -p1 -z .init
 
 # This fixes CROSS compilation (broken) in the mk file for ThunderX
 sed -i '/^CROSS /s/^/#/'  mk/machine/thunderx/rte.vars.mk
diff --git a/dpdk.changes b/dpdk.changes
index 57d53c0..64c9d44 100644
--- a/dpdk.changes
+++ b/dpdk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 22 10:57:13 CET 2019 - ndas@suse.de
+
+- Add  0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch to address issue with older
+  CPUs (bsc#1125961)
+  [+ 0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan 24 14:17:48 CET 2019 - ndas@suse.de
 
diff --git a/dpdk.spec b/dpdk.spec
index 32c8146..f92f151 100644
--- a/dpdk.spec
+++ b/dpdk.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Group:          System/Libraries
 Url:            http://dpdk.org
 Source:         http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        preamble
+Patch1:         0002-fix-cpu-compatibility.patch
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libelf-devel
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ The DPDK Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) allows userspace applications access to the
 %prep
 # can't use %{name} because of dpdk-thunderx
 %setup -q -n dpdk-%{version}
+%patch1 -p1 -z .init
 
 # This fixes CROSS compilation (broken) in the mk file for ThunderX
 sed -i '/^CROSS /s/^/#/'  mk/machine/thunderx/rte.vars.mk