--- a/arch/mips/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 	reboot_code_buffer =
 	  (unsigned long)page_address(image->control_code_page);
 
-	kexec_start_address = image->start;
+	kexec_start_address = (unsigned long) phys_to_virt(image->start);
 	kexec_indirection_page =
 		(unsigned long) phys_to_virt(image->head & PAGE_MASK);