diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c
index 5f6d50e4c3d4..a7db7eca0481 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kexec/file_load_64.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void update_backup_region_phdr(struct kimage *image, Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr)
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	phdr = (Elf64_Phdr *)(ehdr + 1);
-	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++, phdr++) {
 		if (phdr->p_paddr == BACKUP_SRC_START) {
 			phdr->p_offset = image->arch.backup_start;
 			kexec_dprintk("Backup region offset updated to 0x%lx\n",