diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 4086abca0b32..f9ed8a7ce2b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ endif
 head-y := arch/x86/kernel/head_$(BITS).o
 head-y += arch/x86/kernel/head$(BITS).o
 head-y += arch/x86/kernel/head.o
+head-y += arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.o
 
 libs-y  += arch/x86/lib/
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 601f1b8f9961..6c7a4a192032 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ static inline int paravirt_enabled(void)
 	return pv_info.paravirt_enabled;
 }
 
-static inline int paravirt_has_feature(unsigned int feature)
-{
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!pv_info.paravirt_enabled);
-	return (pv_info.features & feature);
-}
-
 static inline void load_sp0(struct tss_struct *tss,
 			     struct thread_struct *thread)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index e8c2326478c8..6acc1b26cf40 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -70,14 +70,9 @@ struct pv_info {
 #endif
 
 	int paravirt_enabled;
-	unsigned int features;	  /* valid only if paravirt_enabled is set */
 	const char *name;
 };
 
-#define paravirt_has(x) paravirt_has_feature(PV_SUPPORTED_##x)
-/* Supported features */
-#define PV_SUPPORTED_RTC        (1<<0)
-
 struct pv_init_ops {
 	/*
 	 * Patch may replace one of the defined code sequences with
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 9264476f3d57..0c70c7daa6b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ static inline unsigned long current_top_of_stack(void)
 #else
 #define __cpuid			native_cpuid
 #define paravirt_enabled()	0
-#define paravirt_has(x) 	0
 
 static inline void load_sp0(struct tss_struct *tss,
 			    struct thread_struct *thread)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
index 1ae89a2721d6..8bb8c1a4615a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ struct x86_cpuinit_ops {
 struct timespec;
 
 /**
+ * struct x86_legacy_features - legacy x86 features
+ *
+ * @rtc: this device has a CMOS real-time clock present
+ */
+struct x86_legacy_features {
+	int rtc;
+};
+
+/**
  * struct x86_platform_ops - platform specific runtime functions
  * @calibrate_tsc:		calibrate TSC
  * @get_wallclock:		get time from HW clock like RTC etc.
@@ -152,6 +161,14 @@ struct timespec;
  * @save_sched_clock_state:	save state for sched_clock() on suspend
  * @restore_sched_clock_state:	restore state for sched_clock() on resume
  * @apic_post_init:		adjust apic if neeeded
+ * @legacy:			legacy features
+ * @set_legacy_features:	override legacy features. Use of this callback
+ * 				is highly discouraged. You should only need
+ * 				this if your hardware platform requires further
+ * 				custom fine tuning far beyong what may be
+ * 				possible in x86_early_init_platform_quirks() by
+ * 				only using the current x86_hardware_subarch
+ * 				semantics.
  */
 struct x86_platform_ops {
 	unsigned long (*calibrate_tsc)(void);
@@ -165,6 +182,8 @@ struct x86_platform_ops {
 	void (*save_sched_clock_state)(void);
 	void (*restore_sched_clock_state)(void);
 	void (*apic_post_init)(void);
+	struct x86_legacy_features legacy;
+	void (*set_legacy_features)(void);
 };
 
 struct pci_dev;
@@ -186,6 +205,8 @@ extern struct x86_cpuinit_ops x86_cpuinit;
 extern struct x86_platform_ops x86_platform;
 extern struct x86_msi_ops x86_msi;
 extern struct x86_io_apic_ops x86_io_apic_ops;
+
+extern void x86_early_init_platform_quirks(void);
 extern void x86_init_noop(void);
 extern void x86_init_uint_noop(unsigned int unused);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
index 89f8ade0bc7c..7a9e44d935de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 # Makefile for the linux kernel.
 #
 
-extra-y                := head_$(BITS).o head$(BITS).o head.o vmlinux.lds
+extra-y	:= head_$(BITS).o
+extra-y	+= head$(BITS).o
+extra-y	+= head.o
+extra-y	+= platform-quirks.o
+extra-y	+= vmlinux.lds
 
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -U$(UTS_MACHINE)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head32.c
index 2911ef3a9f1c..d784bb547a9d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head32.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init i386_start_kernel(void)
 	cr4_init_shadow();
 	sanitize_boot_params(&boot_params);
 
+	x86_early_init_platform_quirks();
+
 	/* Call the subarch specific early setup function */
 	switch (boot_params.hdr.hardware_subarch) {
 	case X86_SUBARCH_INTEL_MID:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 1f4422d5c8d0..b72fb0b71dd1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ void __init x86_64_start_reservations(char *real_mode_data)
 	if (!boot_params.hdr.version)
 		copy_bootdata(__va(real_mode_data));
 
+	x86_early_init_platform_quirks();
 	reserve_ebda_region();
 
 	switch (boot_params.hdr.hardware_subarch) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c b/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..021a5f973ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+#include <asm/setup.h>
+#include <asm/bios_ebda.h>
+
+void __init x86_early_init_platform_quirks(void)
+{
+	x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 1;
+
+	switch (boot_params.hdr.hardware_subarch) {
+	case X86_SUBARCH_XEN:
+	case X86_SUBARCH_LGUEST:
+	case X86_SUBARCH_INTEL_MID:
+		x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (x86_platform.set_legacy_features)
+		x86_platform.set_legacy_features();
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
index 4af8d063fb36..62c48da3889d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/rtc.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/intel-mid.h>
 #include <asm/rtc.h>
+#include <asm/setup.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 /*
@@ -188,10 +189,6 @@ static __init int add_rtc_cmos(void)
 	if (of_have_populated_dt())
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Intel MID platforms don't have ioport rtc */
-	if (intel_mid_identify_cpu())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	if (acpi_gbl_FADT.boot_flags & ACPI_FADT_NO_CMOS_RTC) {
 		/* This warning can likely go away again in a year or two. */
@@ -200,7 +197,7 @@ static __init int add_rtc_cmos(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (paravirt_enabled() && !paravirt_has(RTC))
+	if (!x86_platform.legacy.rtc)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	platform_device_register(&rtc_device);
diff --git a/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c b/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
index fd57d3ae7e16..f5497ee5fd2f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
@@ -1414,7 +1414,6 @@ __init void lguest_init(void)
 	pv_info.kernel_rpl = 1;
 	/* Everyone except Xen runs with this set. */
 	pv_info.shared_kernel_pmd = 1;
-	pv_info.features = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * We set up all the lguest overrides for sensitive operations.  These
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index 40487f1ecb4c..e066fcf87c3d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,6 @@ static const struct pv_info xen_info __initconst = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	.extra_user_64bit_cs = FLAT_USER_CS64,
 #endif
-	.features = 0,
 	.name = "Xen",
 };
 
@@ -1505,6 +1504,11 @@ static void __init xen_pvh_early_guest_init(void)
 }
 #endif    /* CONFIG_XEN_PVH */
 
+static void xen_dom0_set_legacy_features(void)
+{
+	x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 1;
+}
+
 /* First C function to be called on Xen boot */
 asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 {
@@ -1525,8 +1529,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 
 	/* Install Xen paravirt ops */
 	pv_info = xen_info;
-	if (xen_initial_domain())
-		pv_info.features |= PV_SUPPORTED_RTC;
 	pv_init_ops = xen_init_ops;
 	if (!xen_pvh_domain()) {
 		pv_cpu_ops = xen_cpu_ops;
@@ -1679,6 +1681,8 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 			.u.firmware_info.type = XEN_FW_KBD_SHIFT_FLAGS,
 		};
 
+		x86_platform.set_legacy_features =
+				xen_dom0_set_legacy_features;
 		xen_init_vga(info, xen_start_info->console.dom0.info_size);
 		xen_start_info->console.domU.mfn = 0;
 		xen_start_info->console.domU.evtchn = 0;
