diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/crash_reserve.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/crash_reserve.h
index 152239f95541..7835b2cdff04 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/crash_reserve.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/crash_reserve.h
@@ -39,4 +39,6 @@ static inline unsigned long crash_low_size_default(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+#define HAVE_ARCH_ADD_CRASH_RES_TO_IOMEM_EARLY
+
 #endif /* _X86_CRASH_RESERVE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/crash_reserve.c b/kernel/crash_reserve.c
index bbb6c3cb00e4..066668799f75 100644
--- a/kernel/crash_reserve.c
+++ b/kernel/crash_reserve.c
@@ -366,7 +366,9 @@ static int __init reserve_crashkernel_low(unsigned long long low_size)
 
 	crashk_low_res.start = low_base;
 	crashk_low_res.end   = low_base + low_size - 1;
+#ifdef HAVE_ARCH_ADD_CRASH_RES_TO_IOMEM_EARLY
 	insert_resource(&iomem_resource, &crashk_low_res);
+#endif
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -448,8 +450,12 @@ retry:
 
 	crashk_res.start = crash_base;
 	crashk_res.end = crash_base + crash_size - 1;
+#ifdef HAVE_ARCH_ADD_CRASH_RES_TO_IOMEM_EARLY
+	insert_resource(&iomem_resource, &crashk_res);
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifndef HAVE_ARCH_ADD_CRASH_RES_TO_IOMEM_EARLY
 static __init int insert_crashkernel_resources(void)
 {
 	if (crashk_res.start < crashk_res.end)
@@ -462,3 +468,4 @@ static __init int insert_crashkernel_resources(void)
 }
 early_initcall(insert_crashkernel_resources);
 #endif
+#endif