diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
index bd4a6c42a5f3..e02710d6a2e1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -66,11 +66,9 @@ void relocate_new_kernel(unsigned long indirection_page, unsigned long reboot_co
 			 unsigned long start_address) __noreturn;
 void kexec_copy_flush(struct kimage *image);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
-extern const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE) || defined(CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP)
 #define ARCH_HAS_KIMAGE_ARCH
-
 struct kimage_arch {
 	struct crash_mem *exclude_ranges;
 
@@ -78,6 +76,10 @@ struct kimage_arch {
 	void *backup_buf;
 	void *fdt;
 };
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
+extern const struct kexec_file_ops kexec_elf64_ops;
 
 char *setup_kdump_cmdline(struct kimage *image, char *cmdline,
 			  unsigned long cmdline_len);
@@ -145,6 +147,10 @@ int arch_crash_hotplug_support(struct kimage *image, unsigned long kexec_flags);
 
 unsigned int arch_crash_get_elfcorehdr_size(void);
 #define crash_get_elfcorehdr_size arch_crash_get_elfcorehdr_size
+
+int machine_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image);
+#define machine_kexec_post_load machine_kexec_post_load
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG */
 
 extern int crashing_cpu;
@@ -159,6 +165,8 @@ extern void default_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern void crash_kexec_prepare(void);
 extern void crash_kexec_secondary(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+extern void sync_backup_region_phdr(struct kimage *image, Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr,
+				    bool phdr_to_kimage);
 static inline bool kdump_in_progress(void)
 {
 	return crashing_cpu >= 0;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kexec/crash.c b/arch/powerpc/kexec/crash.c
index a325c1c02f96..e6539f213b3d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kexec/crash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kexec/crash.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <asm/debug.h>
 #include <asm/interrupt.h>
 #include <asm/kexec_ranges.h>
+#include <asm/crashdump-ppc64.h>
 
 /*
  * The primary CPU waits a while for all secondary CPUs to enter. This is to
@@ -399,7 +400,68 @@ void default_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		ppc_md.kexec_cpu_down(1, 0);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
+/**
+ * sync_backup_region_phdr - synchronize backup region offset between
+ *			    kexec image and ELF core header.
+ * @image: Kexec image.
+ * @ehdr: ELF core header.
+ * @phdr_to_kimage: If true, read the offset from the ELF program header
+ *		    and update the kimage backup region. If false, update
+ *		    the ELF program header offset from the kimage backup
+ *		    region.
+ *
+ * Note: During kexec_load, this is called with phdr_to_kimage = true. For
+ * kexec_file_load and ELF core header recreation during memory hotplug
+ * events, it is called with phdr_to_kimage = false.
+ *
+ * Returns nothing.
+ */
+void sync_backup_region_phdr(struct kimage *image, Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr, bool phdr_to_kimage)
+{
+	Elf64_Phdr *phdr;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	phdr = (Elf64_Phdr *)(ehdr + 1);
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++, phdr++) {
+		if (phdr->p_paddr == BACKUP_SRC_START) {
+			if (phdr_to_kimage)
+				image->arch.backup_start = phdr->p_offset;
+			else
+				phdr->p_offset = image->arch.backup_start;
+
+			kexec_dprintk("Backup region offset updated to 0x%lx\n",
+				      image->arch.backup_start);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG
+
+int machine_kexec_post_load(struct kimage *image)
+{
+	int i;
+	unsigned long mem;
+	unsigned char *ptr;
+
+	if (image->type != KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (image->file_mode)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < image->nr_segments; i++) {
+		mem = image->segment[i].mem;
+		ptr = (char *)__va(mem);
+
+		if (ptr && memcmp(ptr, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) == 0)
+			sync_backup_region_phdr(image, (Elf64_Ehdr *) ptr, true);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #undef pr_fmt
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "crash hp: " fmt
 
@@ -474,6 +536,8 @@ static void update_crash_elfcorehdr(struct kimage *image, struct memory_notify *
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	sync_backup_region_phdr(image, (Elf64_Ehdr *) elfbuf, false);
+
 	ptr = __va(mem);
 	if (ptr) {
 		/* Temporarily invalidate the crash image while it is replaced */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c
index a7db7eca0481..8c72e12ea44e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c
@@ -374,33 +374,6 @@ static int load_backup_segment(struct kimage *image, struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * update_backup_region_phdr - Update backup region's offset for the core to
- *                             export the region appropriately.
- * @image:                     Kexec image.
- * @ehdr:                      ELF core header.
- *
- * Assumes an exclusive program header is setup for the backup region
- * in the ELF headers
- *
- * Returns nothing.
- */
-static void update_backup_region_phdr(struct kimage *image, Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr)
-{
-	Elf64_Phdr *phdr;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	phdr = (Elf64_Phdr *)(ehdr + 1);
-	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++, phdr++) {
-		if (phdr->p_paddr == BACKUP_SRC_START) {
-			phdr->p_offset = image->arch.backup_start;
-			kexec_dprintk("Backup region offset updated to 0x%lx\n",
-				      image->arch.backup_start);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static unsigned int kdump_extra_elfcorehdr_size(struct crash_mem *cmem)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_CRASH_HOTPLUG) && defined(CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG)
@@ -445,7 +418,7 @@ static int load_elfcorehdr_segment(struct kimage *image, struct kexec_buf *kbuf)
 	}
 
 	/* Fix the offset for backup region in the ELF header */
-	update_backup_region_phdr(image, headers);
+	sync_backup_region_phdr(image, headers, false);
 
 	kbuf->buffer = headers;
 	kbuf->mem = KEXEC_BUF_MEM_UNKNOWN;