diff --git a/patches/linux-2.6.11/smp-alts.patch b/patches/linux-2.6.11/smp-alts.patch
index db71ab1e56..5d18c5e71a 100644
--- a/patches/linux-2.6.11/smp-alts.patch
+++ b/patches/linux-2.6.11/smp-alts.patch
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ diff -Naur linux-2.6.11/arch/i386/kernel/Makefile linux-2.6.11.post/arch/i386/ke
 diff -Naur linux-2.6.11/arch/i386/kernel/smpalts.c linux-2.6.11.post/arch/i386/kernel/smpalts.c
 --- linux-2.6.11/arch/i386/kernel/smpalts.c	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
 +++ linux-2.6.11.post/arch/i386/kernel/smpalts.c	2005-06-16 11:23:39.300902424 +0100
-@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
 +#include <linux/kernel.h>
 +#include <asm/system.h>
 +#include <asm/smp_alt.h>
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ diff -Naur linux-2.6.11/arch/i386/kernel/smpalts.c linux-2.6.11.post/arch/i386/k
 +
 +extern struct smp_alternative_record __start_smp_alternatives_table,
 +  __stop_smp_alternatives_table;
++extern unsigned long __init_begin, __init_end;
 +
 +void prepare_for_smp(void)
 +{
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ diff -Naur linux-2.6.11/arch/i386/kernel/smpalts.c linux-2.6.11.post/arch/i386/k
 +		BUG_ON(r->repl->targ_size < r->repl->smp1_size);
 +		BUG_ON(r->repl->targ_size < r->repl->smp2_size);
 +		BUG_ON(r->repl->targ_size < r->repl->up_size);
++               if (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING &&
++                   r->targ_start >= (void *)&__init_begin &&
++                   r->targ_start < (void *)&__init_end)
++                       continue;
 +		if (r->repl->feature != (unsigned char)-1 &&
 +		    boot_cpu_has(r->repl->feature)) {
 +			memcpy(r->targ_start,
@@ -101,6 +106,10 @@ diff -Naur linux-2.6.11/arch/i386/kernel/smpalts.c linux-2.6.11.post/arch/i386/k
 +		BUG_ON(r->repl->targ_size < r->repl->smp1_size);
 +		BUG_ON(r->repl->targ_size < r->repl->smp2_size);
 +		BUG_ON(r->repl->targ_size < r->repl->up_size);
++               if (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING &&
++                   r->targ_start >= (void *)&__init_begin &&
++                   r->targ_start < (void *)&__init_end)
++                       continue;
 +		memcpy(r->targ_start,
 +		       r->repl->data + r->repl->smp1_size + r->repl->smp2_size,
 +		       r->repl->up_size);