diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index fa0846d4e000a0b07550a6a5d5875e4992bf82f4..621992de49eee6afc65ee69afd0e62dcdd589f25 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1522,6 +1522,14 @@ static void setup_local_APIC(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If this comes from kexec/kcrash the APIC might be enabled in
+	 * SPIV. Soft disable it before doing further initialization.
+	 */
+	value = apic_read(APIC_SPIV);
+	value &= ~APIC_SPIV_APIC_ENABLED;
+	apic_write(APIC_SPIV, value);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	/* Pound the ESR really hard over the head with a big hammer - mbligh */
 	if (lapic_is_integrated() && apic->disable_esr) {