diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
index 22461ce7044a4..587c7743fd21a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
@@ -469,6 +469,16 @@ void arch_crash_handle_hotplug_event(struct kimage *image)
 	unsigned long mem, memsz;
 	unsigned long elfsz = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * As crash_prepare_elf64_headers() has already described all
+	 * possible CPUs, there is no need to update the elfcorehdr
+	 * for additional CPU changes.
+	 */
+	if ((image->file_mode || image->elfcorehdr_updated) &&
+		((image->hp_action == KEXEC_CRASH_HP_ADD_CPU) ||
+		(image->hp_action == KEXEC_CRASH_HP_REMOVE_CPU)))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Create the new elfcorehdr reflecting the changes to CPU and/or
 	 * memory resources.