diff --git a/arch/Config.in.x86 b/arch/Config.in.x86
index d5d84715b8..6b18580ae4 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.x86
+++ b/arch/Config.in.x86
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ config BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX
 	bool
 config BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX2
 	bool
+config BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX512
+	bool
 
 choice
 	prompt "Target Architecture Variant"
@@ -259,6 +261,18 @@ config BR2_x86_broadwell
 	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX
 	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX2
 	select BR2_ARCH_NEEDS_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+config BR2_x86_skylake
+	bool "skylake"
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_MMX
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE2
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE3
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSSE3
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE4
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE42
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX2
+	select BR2_ARCH_NEEDS_GCC_AT_LEAST_6
 config BR2_x86_atom
 	bool "atom"
 	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_MMX
@@ -287,6 +301,19 @@ config BR2_x86_silvermont
 	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE4
 	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE42
 	select BR2_ARCH_NEEDS_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+config BR2_x86_skylake_avx512
+	bool "skylake-avx512"
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_MMX
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE2
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE3
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSSE3
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE4
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_SSE42
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX2
+	select BR2_X86_CPU_HAS_AVX512
+	select BR2_ARCH_NEEDS_GCC_AT_LEAST_6
 config BR2_x86_k6
 	bool "k6"
 	depends on !BR2_x86_64
@@ -414,10 +441,12 @@ config BR2_GCC_TARGET_ARCH
 	default "core-avx2"	if BR2_x86_core_avx2
 	default "haswell"	if BR2_x86_haswell
 	default "broadwell"	if BR2_x86_broadwell
+	default "skylake"	if BR2_x86_skylake
 	default "atom"		if BR2_x86_atom
 	default "bonnel"	if BR2_x86_bonnel
 	default "westmere"	if BR2_x86_westmere
 	default "silvermont"	if BR2_x86_silvermont
+	default "skylake-avx512" if BR2_x86_skylake_avx512
 	default "k8"		if BR2_x86_opteron
 	default "k8-sse3"	if BR2_x86_opteron_sse3
 	default "barcelona"	if BR2_x86_barcelona