diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kdebug.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kdebug.h
index fa7c0b974761..7a2910b3512b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kdebug.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kdebug.h
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ extern void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, int all);
 extern void show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern unsigned long oops_begin(void);
 extern void oops_end(unsigned long, struct pt_regs *, int signr);
+extern int in_crash_kexec;
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_KDEBUG_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index e46f98f36e31..7b598b84c902 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -604,6 +604,10 @@ int uv_handle_nmi(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long reason, void *data)
 {
 	if (reason != DIE_NMI_IPI)
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
+
+	if (in_crash_kexec)
+		/* do nothing if entering the crash kernel */
+		return NOTIFY_OK;
 	/*
 	 * Use a lock so only one cpu prints at a time
 	 * to prevent intermixed output.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
index ebd4c51d096a..764c7c2b1811 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
 #include <asm/virtext.h>
 
+int in_crash_kexec;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
 
 static void kdump_nmi_callback(int cpu, struct die_args *args)
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ static void kdump_nmi_callback(int cpu, struct die_args *args)
 
 static void kdump_nmi_shootdown_cpus(void)
 {
+	in_crash_kexec = 1;
 	nmi_shootdown_cpus(kdump_nmi_callback);
 
 	disable_local_APIC();