diff --git a/src/cpu/static_inst.cc b/src/cpu/static_inst.cc
index d50c9f1..cdcd93c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/static_inst.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/static_inst.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,41 @@
 
 #include "sim/core.hh"
 
+namespace {
+
+static TheISA::ExtMachInst nopMachInst;
+
+class NopStaticInst : public StaticInst
+{
+  public:
+    NopStaticInst() : StaticInst("gem5 nop", nopMachInst, No_OpClass)
+    {}
+
+    Fault
+    execute(ExecContext *xc, Trace::InstRecord *traceData) const override
+    {
+        return NoFault;
+    }
+
+    void
+    advancePC(TheISA::PCState &pcState) const override
+    {
+        pcState.advance();
+    }
+
+    std::string
+    generateDisassembly(Addr pc, const SymbolTable *symtab) const override
+    {
+        return mnemonic;
+    }
+
+  private:
+};
+
+}
+
 StaticInstPtr StaticInst::nullStaticInstPtr;
+StaticInstPtr StaticInst::nopStaticInstPtr = new NopStaticInst;
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/static_inst.hh b/src/cpu/static_inst.hh
index a4077e1..79f45d8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/static_inst.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/static_inst.hh
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@
     /// Pointer to a statically allocated "null" instruction object.
     static StaticInstPtr nullStaticInstPtr;
 
+    /// Pointer to a statically allocated generic "nop" instruction object.
+    static StaticInstPtr nopStaticInstPtr;
+
     /// The binary machine instruction.
     const ExtMachInst machInst;