diff --git a/xen/common/kexec.c b/xen/common/kexec.c
index 481b0c2fcf..23d964e1f9 100644
--- a/xen/common/kexec.c
+++ b/xen/common/kexec.c
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ static int noinline one_cpu_only(void)
     }
 
     set_bit(KEXEC_FLAG_IN_PROGRESS, &kexec_flags);
+    printk("Executing kexec image on cpu%u\n", cpu);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -340,8 +342,6 @@ void kexec_crash(void)
     if ( !test_bit(KEXEC_IMAGE_CRASH_BASE + pos, &kexec_flags) )
         return;
 
-    printk("Executing crash image\n");
-
     kexecing = TRUE;
 
     if ( kexec_common_shutdown() != 0 )