diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/crash.c b/xen/arch/x86/crash.c
index cfc6bdab7b..05a6104378 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/crash.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/crash.c
@@ -197,16 +197,6 @@ void machine_crash_shutdown(void)
 
     nmi_shootdown_cpus();
 
-    /* Reset CPUID masking and faulting to the host's default. */
-    ctxt_switch_levelling(NULL);
-
-    /* Disable CET. */
-    if ( cpu_has_xen_shstk || cpu_has_xen_ibt )
-    {
-        wrmsrl(MSR_S_CET, 0);
-        write_cr4(read_cr4() & ~X86_CR4_CET);
-    }
-
     info = kexec_crash_save_info();
     info->xen_phys_start = xen_phys_start;
     info->dom0_pfn_to_mfn_frame_list_list =
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/machine_kexec.c b/xen/arch/x86/machine_kexec.c
index b70d5a6a86..eabba6aa6d 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/machine_kexec.c
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ void machine_kexec(struct kexec_image *image)
         _update_gate_addr_lower(&idt_tables[i][TRAP_machine_check], &trap_nop);
     }
 
+    /* Reset CPUID masking and faulting to the host's default. */
+    ctxt_switch_levelling(NULL);
+
+    /* Disable CET. */
+    if ( read_cr4() & X86_CR4_CET )
+    {
+        wrmsrl(MSR_S_CET, 0);
+        write_cr4(read_cr4() & ~X86_CR4_CET);
+    }
+
     /* Explicitly enable NMIs on this CPU.  Some crashdump kernels do
      * not like running with NMIs disabled. */
     enable_nmis();