diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 307a1c86ea2139..b198ece2aad63d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -381,8 +381,13 @@ void smp_call_online_cpu(void (*func)(void *), void *data)
  */
 void smp_call_ipl_cpu(void (*func)(void *), void *data)
 {
+	struct lowcore *lc = pcpu_devices->lowcore;
+
+	if (pcpu_devices[0].address == stap())
+		lc = &S390_lowcore;
+
 	pcpu_delegate(&pcpu_devices[0], func, data,
-		      pcpu_devices->lowcore->nodat_stack);
+		      lc->nodat_stack);
 }
 
 int smp_find_processor_id(u16 address)