diff --git a/include/llvm/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.h b/include/llvm/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.h
index 3f38bd59a57..3984a1fb21b 100644
--- a/include/llvm/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.h
+++ b/include/llvm/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class StringRef;
 ///
 class MCSubtargetInfo {
   std::string TargetTriple;            // Target triple
+  std::string CPU; // CPU being targeted.
   ArrayRef<SubtargetFeatureKV> ProcFeatures;  // Processor feature list
   ArrayRef<SubtargetFeatureKV> ProcDesc;  // Processor descriptions
 
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ public:
     return TargetTriple;
   }
 
+  /// getCPU - Return the CPU string.
+  StringRef getCPU() const {
+    return CPU;
+  }
+
   /// getFeatureBits - Return the feature bits.
   ///
   uint64_t getFeatureBits() const {
diff --git a/lib/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.cpp b/lib/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.cpp
index b8e42bd0c1b..ca3894b29d3 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCSubtargetInfo.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ MCSubtargetInfo::InitCPUSchedModel(StringRef CPU) {
 }
 
 void
-MCSubtargetInfo::InitMCSubtargetInfo(StringRef TT, StringRef CPU, StringRef FS,
+MCSubtargetInfo::InitMCSubtargetInfo(StringRef TT, StringRef C, StringRef FS,
                                      ArrayRef<SubtargetFeatureKV> PF,
                                      ArrayRef<SubtargetFeatureKV> PD,
                                      const SubtargetInfoKV *ProcSched,
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ MCSubtargetInfo::InitMCSubtargetInfo(StringRef TT, StringRef CPU, StringRef FS,
                                      const unsigned *OC,
                                      const unsigned *FP) {
   TargetTriple = TT;
+  CPU = C;
   ProcFeatures = PF;
   ProcDesc = PD;
   ProcSchedModels = ProcSched;