diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c b/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c
index e47b667f58..508b98ba21 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_conf.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ virCapsPtr virLXCDriverCapsInit(virLXCDriverPtr driver)
         VIR_WARN("Failed to query host NUMA topology, disabling NUMA capabilities");
     }
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        VIR_WARN("Failed to get host CPU cache info");
+
     /* Only probe for power management capabilities in the driver,
      * not in the emulator */
     if (driver && virNodeSuspendGetTargetMask(&caps->host.powerMgmt) < 0)
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
index 196fefb8de..23a02d749e 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ virCapsPtr openvzCapsInit(void)
     if (virCapabilitiesInitNUMA(caps) < 0)
         goto no_memory;
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        goto no_memory;
+
     if ((guest = virCapabilitiesAddGuest(caps,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_EXE,
                                          caps->host.arch,
diff --git a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
index 2123784f70..0cc288f36d 100644
--- a/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
+++ b/src/phyp/phyp_driver.c
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ phypCapsInit(void)
             ("Failed to query host NUMA topology, disabling NUMA capabilities");
     }
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        VIR_WARN("Failed to get host CPU cache info");
+
     if ((guest = virCapabilitiesAddGuest(caps,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_LINUX,
                                          caps->host.arch,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 8bc3ea0260..71951e6c82 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -1123,6 +1123,9 @@ virCapsPtr virQEMUCapsInit(virQEMUCapsCachePtr cache)
         VIR_WARN("Failed to query host NUMA topology, disabling NUMA capabilities");
     }
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        VIR_WARN("Failed to get host CPU cache info");
+
     if (!(caps->host.cpu = virCPUProbeHost(caps->host.arch)))
         VIR_WARN("Failed to get host CPU");
 
diff --git a/src/uml/uml_conf.c b/src/uml/uml_conf.c
index 97fe42a9d4..49589b33c9 100644
--- a/src/uml/uml_conf.c
+++ b/src/uml/uml_conf.c
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ virCapsPtr umlCapsInit(void)
         VIR_WARN("Failed to query host NUMA topology, disabling NUMA capabilities");
     }
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        VIR_WARN("Failed to get host CPU cache info");
+
     if (virNodeSuspendGetTargetMask(&caps->host.powerMgmt) < 0)
         VIR_WARN("Failed to get host power management capabilities");
 
diff --git a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
index d2b36ac0df..d6d363e456 100644
--- a/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
+++ b/src/vbox/vbox_common.c
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ vboxCapsInit(void)
     if (virCapabilitiesInitNUMA(caps) < 0)
         goto no_memory;
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        goto no_memory;
+
     if ((guest = virCapabilitiesAddGuest(caps,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM,
                                          caps->host.arch,
diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
index bf4597c474..891d9a47f0 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ vmwareCapsInit(void)
     if (virCapabilitiesInitNUMA(caps) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
     /* i686 guests are always supported */
     if ((guest = virCapabilitiesAddGuest(caps,
                                          VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM,
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index 059e7c9f4d..9a429f495e 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ vzBuildCapabilities(void)
     if (virCapabilitiesInitNUMA(caps) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    if (virCapabilitiesInitCaches(caps) < 0)
+        goto error;
 
     verify(ARRAY_CARDINALITY(archs) == ARRAY_CARDINALITY(emulators));