diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
index f989f5f1933b..69ee4a29136f 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
@@ -901,10 +901,22 @@ static int kexec_purgatory_setup_sechdrs(struct purgatory_info *pi,
 		}
 
 		offset = ALIGN(offset, align);
+
+		/*
+		 * Check if the segment contains the entry point, if so,
+		 * calculate the value of image->start based on it.
+		 * If the compiler has produced more than one .text section
+		 * (Eg: .text.hot), they are generally after the main .text
+		 * section, and they shall not be used to calculate
+		 * image->start. So do not re-calculate image->start if it
+		 * is not set to the initial value, and warn the user so they
+		 * have a chance to fix their purgatory's linker script.
+		 */
 		if (sechdrs[i].sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR &&
 		    pi->ehdr->e_entry >= sechdrs[i].sh_addr &&
 		    pi->ehdr->e_entry < (sechdrs[i].sh_addr
-					 + sechdrs[i].sh_size)) {
+					 + sechdrs[i].sh_size) &&
+		    !WARN_ON(kbuf->image->start != pi->ehdr->e_entry)) {
 			kbuf->image->start -= sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
 			kbuf->image->start += kbuf->mem + offset;
 		}