diff --git a/arch/s390/purgatory/head.S b/arch/s390/purgatory/head.S
index 5a10ce34b95d..3d1c31e0cf3d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/purgatory/head.S
+++ b/arch/s390/purgatory/head.S
@@ -62,14 +62,15 @@
 	jh	10b
 .endm
 
-.macro START_NEXT_KERNEL base
+.macro START_NEXT_KERNEL base subcode
 	lg	%r4,kernel_entry-\base(%r13)
 	lg	%r5,load_psw_mask-\base(%r13)
 	ogr	%r4,%r5
 	stg	%r4,0(%r0)
 
 	xgr	%r0,%r0
-	diag	%r0,%r0,0x308
+	lghi	%r1,\subcode
+	diag	%r0,%r1,0x308
 .endm
 
 .text
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ ENTRY(purgatory_start)
 	je	.start_crash_kernel
 
 	/* start normal kernel */
-	START_NEXT_KERNEL .base_crash
+	START_NEXT_KERNEL .base_crash 0
 
 .return_old_kernel:
 	lmg	%r6,%r15,gprregs-.base_crash(%r13)
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ ENTRY(purgatory_start)
 	MEMCPY	%r9,%r10,%r11
 
 	/* start crash kernel */
-	START_NEXT_KERNEL .base_dst
+	START_NEXT_KERNEL .base_dst 1
 
 
 load_psw_mask: