diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 2105767fcc57dff8b22c699aa2bdf0fbb63581cf..5147175f921ccfc2f3fd0b93a7cca558b1d48f9a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -211,6 +211,19 @@ void system_reset_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	die("System Reset", regs, SIGABRT);
 
+	/*
+	 * Some CPUs when released from the debugger will execute this path.
+	 * These CPUs entered the debugger via a soft-reset. If the CPU was
+	 * hung before entering the debugger it will return to the hung
+	 * state when exiting this function.  This causes a problem in
+	 * kdump since the hung CPU(s) will not respond to the IPI sent
+	 * from kdump. To prevent the problem we call crash_kexec_secondary()
+	 * here. If a kdump had not been initiated or we exit the debugger
+	 * with the "exit and recover" command (x) crash_kexec_secondary()
+	 * will return after 5ms and the CPU returns to its previous state.
+	 */
+	crash_kexec_secondary(regs);
+
 	/* Must die if the interrupt is not recoverable */
 	if (!(regs->msr & MSR_RI))
 		panic("Unrecoverable System Reset");