diff --git a/include/linux/elfcore.h b/include/linux/elfcore.h
index 5ca54d77079f..7605c5e9589f 100644
--- a/include/linux/elfcore.h
+++ b/include/linux/elfcore.h
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ static inline void elf_core_copy_regs(elf_gregset_t *elfregs, struct pt_regs *re
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline void elf_core_copy_kernel_regs(elf_gregset_t *elfregs, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+#ifdef ELF_CORE_COPY_KERNEL_REGS
+	ELF_CORE_COPY_KERNEL_REGS((*elfregs), regs);
+#else
+	elf_core_copy_regs(elfregs, regs);
+#endif
+}
+
 static inline int elf_core_copy_task_regs(struct task_struct *t, elf_gregset_t* elfregs)
 {
 #ifdef ELF_CORE_COPY_TASK_REGS
diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index 8a6d7b08864e..795e7b67a228 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ void crash_save_cpu(struct pt_regs *regs, int cpu)
 		return;
 	memset(&prstatus, 0, sizeof(prstatus));
 	prstatus.pr_pid = current->pid;
-	elf_core_copy_regs(&prstatus.pr_reg, regs);
+	elf_core_copy_kernel_regs(&prstatus.pr_reg, regs);
 	buf = append_elf_note(buf, KEXEC_CORE_NOTE_NAME, NT_PRSTATUS,
 		      	      &prstatus, sizeof(prstatus));
 	final_note(buf);