diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 536d7d1520..c1ab86d63e 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -4730,6 +4730,9 @@ static void x86_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
 
     env->pat = 0x0007040600070406ULL;
     env->msr_ia32_misc_enable = MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_DEFAULT;
+    if (env->features[FEAT_1_ECX] & CPUID_EXT_MONITOR) {
+        env->msr_ia32_misc_enable |= MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_MWAIT;
+    }
 
     memset(env->dr, 0, sizeof(env->dr));
     env->dr[6] = DR6_FIXED_1;
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index fce6660bac..bd06523a53 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ typedef enum X86Seg {
 #define MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE            0x1a0
 /* Indicates good rep/movs microcode on some processors: */
 #define MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_DEFAULT    1
+#define MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_MWAIT      (1ULL << 18)
 
 #define MSR_MTRRphysBase(reg)           (0x200 + 2 * (reg))
 #define MSR_MTRRphysMask(reg)           (0x200 + 2 * (reg) + 1)