diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
index 3809f3d3853..0ca1209449f 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86AsmBackend.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,9 @@ bool X86AsmBackend::writeNopData(uint64_t Count, MCObjectWriter *OW) const {
   };
 
   // This CPU doesnt support long nops. If needed add more.
-  if (CPU == "geode") {
+  // FIXME: Can we get this from the subtarget somehow?
+  if (CPU == "generic" || CPU == "i386" || CPU == "i486" || CPU == "i586" ||
+      CPU == "pentium" || CPU == "pentium-mmx" || CPU == "geode") {
     for (uint64_t i = 0; i < Count; ++i)
       OW->Write8(0x90);
     return true;
diff --git a/test/MC/X86/x86_nop.s b/test/MC/X86/x86_nop.s
index de0fc088344..23291591bdd 100644
--- a/test/MC/X86/x86_nop.s
+++ b/test/MC/X86/x86_nop.s
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=geode %s -o %t
-# RUN: llvm-objdump -disassemble %t | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=generic %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=i386 %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=i486 %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=i586 %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=pentium %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=pentium-mmx %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=geode %s | llvm-objdump -d - | FileCheck %s
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -arch=x86 -mcpu=i686 %s | llvm-objdump -d - | not FileCheck %s
 
 # CHECK-NOT: nopw
 inc %eax