diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/kexec.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/kexec.c
index 431be156ca9b..29f7c97ff193 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/kexec.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/kexec.c
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
 void pseries_kexec_cpu_down(int crash_shutdown, int secondary)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Don't risk a hypervisor call if we're crashing
-	 * XXX: Why? The hypervisor is not crashing. It might be better
-	 * to at least attempt unregister to avoid the hypervisor stepping
-	 * on our memory.
+	 * Ensure vpa/slb_shadow/dtl cleanup even while we are crashing.
+	 * Why? The hypervisor is not crashing so at least attempt unregister to
+	 * avoid the hypervisor stepping on our memory. If hypervisor or kexec
+	 * kernel steps on the old memory allocated to these areas before the
+	 * new kexec-kernel happens to allocate and register new areas,
+	 * the hypervisor will see invalid content which may cause
+	 * unexpected behavior.
 	 */
-	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR) && !crash_shutdown) {
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)) {
 		int ret;
 		int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 		int hwcpu = hard_smp_processor_id();