diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/mips/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 992e18474da5..50980bf3983e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -71,8 +71,12 @@ machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 	kexec_start_address =
 		(unsigned long) phys_to_virt(image->start);
 
-	kexec_indirection_page =
-		(unsigned long) phys_to_virt(image->head & PAGE_MASK);
+	if (image->type == KEXEC_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
+		kexec_indirection_page =
+			(unsigned long) phys_to_virt(image->head & PAGE_MASK);
+	} else {
+		kexec_indirection_page = (unsigned long)&image->head;
+	}
 
 	memcpy((void*)reboot_code_buffer, relocate_new_kernel,
 	       relocate_new_kernel_size);