diff --git a/dump.c b/dump.c
index e1d9bae9e8..2d4892bec2 100644
--- a/dump.c
+++ b/dump.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static void create_header32(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 
     /* 64bit max_mapnr_64 */
     kh->max_mapnr_64 = cpu_to_dump64(s, s->max_mapnr);
-    kh->phys_base = cpu_to_dump32(s, PHYS_BASE);
+    kh->phys_base = cpu_to_dump32(s, s->dump_info.phys_base);
     kh->dump_level = cpu_to_dump32(s, DUMP_LEVEL);
 
     offset_note = DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS * block_size + size;
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ static void create_header64(DumpState *s, Error **errp)
 
     /* 64bit max_mapnr_64 */
     kh->max_mapnr_64 = cpu_to_dump64(s, s->max_mapnr);
-    kh->phys_base = cpu_to_dump64(s, PHYS_BASE);
+    kh->phys_base = cpu_to_dump64(s, s->dump_info.phys_base);
     kh->dump_level = cpu_to_dump32(s, DUMP_LEVEL);
 
     offset_note = DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS * block_size + size;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/dump-arch.h b/include/sysemu/dump-arch.h
index 43358396ea..e25b02e990 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/dump-arch.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/dump-arch.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ typedef struct ArchDumpInfo {
     int d_class;             /* ELFCLASS32 or ELFCLASS64 */
     uint32_t page_size;      /* The target's page size. If it's variable and
                               * unknown, then this should be the maximum. */
+    uint64_t phys_base;      /* The target's physmem base. */
 } ArchDumpInfo;
 
 struct GuestPhysBlockList; /* memory_mapping.h */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/dump.h b/include/sysemu/dump.h
index 16cbd8d881..2f04b247be 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/dump.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/dump.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #define KDUMP_SIGNATURE             "KDUMP   "
 #define SIG_LEN                     (sizeof(KDUMP_SIGNATURE) - 1)
-#define PHYS_BASE                   (0)
 #define DUMP_LEVEL                  (1)
 #define DISKDUMP_HEADER_BLOCKS      (1)