diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
index b2367dd..f1cf2df 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@
 static void
 machine_kdump_on_init(void)
 {
-	if (!ia64_kimage) {
-		ia64_mca_printk(KERN_NOTICE "machine_kdump_on_init(): "
-				"kdump not configured\n");
-		return;
-	}
 	local_irq_disable();
 	kexec_disable_iosapic();
 	machine_kexec(ia64_kimage);
@@ -156,6 +151,14 @@
 	if (!kdump_on_init)
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
+	if (!ia64_kimage) {
+		if (val == DIE_INIT_MONARCH_LEAVE)
+			ia64_mca_printk(KERN_NOTICE
+					"%s: kdump not configured\n",
+					__FUNCTION__);
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	}
+
 	if (val != DIE_INIT_MONARCH_LEAVE &&
 	    val != DIE_INIT_SLAVE_LEAVE &&
 	    val != DIE_INIT_MONARCH_PROCESS &&