diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/turbo.c b/arch/x86/cpu/turbo.c
index 254d0de0e4..bbd255efc0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/turbo.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/turbo.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/turbo.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 #if CONFIG_CPU_INTEL_TURBO_NOT_PACKAGE_SCOPED
 static inline int get_global_turbo_state(void)
 {
@@ -22,16 +24,14 @@ static inline void set_global_turbo_state(int state)
 {
 }
 #else
-static int g_turbo_state = TURBO_UNKNOWN;
-
 static inline int get_global_turbo_state(void)
 {
-	return g_turbo_state;
+	return gd->arch.turbo_state;
 }
 
 static inline void set_global_turbo_state(int state)
 {
-	g_turbo_state = state;
+	gd->arch.turbo_state = state;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/global_data.h
index 43a59a3b0c..4570bc7a4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct arch_global_data {
 	char *mrc_output;
 	unsigned int mrc_output_len;
 	ulong table;			/* Table pointer from previous loader */
+	int turbo_state;		/* Current turbo state */
 	struct irq_routing_table *pirq_routing_table;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SEABIOS
 	u32 high_table_ptr;