diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
index 417f7b05a9ce..4457382f8667 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/crash.c
@@ -402,6 +402,18 @@ void default_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 */
 	hard_irq_disable();
 
+	/*
+	 * Make a note of crashing cpu. Will be used in machine_kexec
+	 * such that another IPI will not be sent.
+	 */
+	crashing_cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	crash_save_cpu(regs, crashing_cpu);
+	crash_kexec_prepare_cpus(crashing_cpu);
+	cpu_set(crashing_cpu, cpus_in_crash);
+#if defined(CONFIG_PPC_STD_MMU_64) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+	crash_kexec_wait_realmode(crashing_cpu);
+#endif
+
 	for_each_irq(i) {
 		struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(i);
 
@@ -438,18 +450,8 @@ void default_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	crash_shutdown_cpu = -1;
 	__debugger_fault_handler = old_handler;
 
-	/*
-	 * Make a note of crashing cpu. Will be used in machine_kexec
-	 * such that another IPI will not be sent.
-	 */
-	crashing_cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	crash_save_cpu(regs, crashing_cpu);
-	crash_kexec_prepare_cpus(crashing_cpu);
-	cpu_set(crashing_cpu, cpus_in_crash);
 	crash_kexec_stop_spus();
-#if defined(CONFIG_PPC_STD_MMU_64) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-	crash_kexec_wait_realmode(crashing_cpu);
-#endif
+
 	if (ppc_md.kexec_cpu_down)
 		ppc_md.kexec_cpu_down(1, 0);
 }