diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index 415659629394..2b03a09fe5e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__secondary_hold)
 	SET_REG_IMMEDIATE(r4, .hmt_init)
 	mtctr	r4
 	bctr
-#else
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_KEXEC)
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r4, .pSeries_secondary_smp_init)
 	mtctr	r4
 	mr	r3,r24
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ _GLOBAL(__secondary_hold)
 #else
 	BUG_OPCODE
 #endif
-#endif
 
 /* This value is used to mark exception frames on the stack. */
 	.section ".toc","aw"