diff --git a/src/arch/x86/isa.cc b/src/arch/x86/isa.cc
index 89b4328d66..65618dc857 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/isa.cc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/isa.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "cpu/base.hh"
 #include "cpu/thread_context.hh"
 #include "debug/MatRegs.hh"
+#include "debug/X86.hh"
 #include "params/X86ISA.hh"
 #include "sim/serialize.hh"
 
@@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ ISA::clear()
 
     regVal[misc_reg::Pat] = 0x0007040600070406ULL;
 
+    // Bit 11 is mttr enable (1), bit 10 is fixed range enable (1)
+    // bits 0-7 is default type (6, which means WB)
+    regVal[misc_reg::DefType] = 0xC06;
+
     regVal[misc_reg::Syscfg] = 0x20601;
 
     regVal[misc_reg::TopMem] = 0x4000000;
@@ -228,6 +233,9 @@ ISA::readMiscRegNoEffect(RegIndex idx) const
 RegVal
 ISA::readMiscReg(RegIndex idx)
 {
+
+    DPRINTF(X86, "Reading misc reg %#x, value: %#llx\n", idx, regVal[idx]);
+
     if (idx == misc_reg::Tsc) {
         return regVal[misc_reg::Tsc] + tc->getCpuPtr()->curCycle();
     }