diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
index e8183ac..942c1f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ unsigned long
 relocate_kernel(unsigned long indirection_page,
 		unsigned long page_list,
 		unsigned long start_address,
-		unsigned int preserve_context);
+		unsigned int preserve_context,
+		unsigned int sme_active);
 #endif
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_KIMAGE_ARCH
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index 9cf8daa..1f790cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ void machine_kexec(struct kimage *image)
 	image->start = relocate_kernel((unsigned long)image->head,
 				       (unsigned long)page_list,
 				       image->start,
-				       image->preserve_context);
+				       image->preserve_context,
+				       sme_active());
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_JUMP
 	if (image->preserve_context)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
index 98111b3..307d3ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	 * %rsi page_list
 	 * %rdx start address
 	 * %rcx preserve_context
+	 * %r8  sme_active
 	 */
 
 	/* Save the CPU context, used for jumping back */
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@
 	pushq $0
 	popfq
 
+	/* Save SME active flag */
+	movq	%r8, %r12
+
 	/*
 	 * get physical address of control page now
 	 * this is impossible after page table switch
@@ -132,6 +136,16 @@
 	/* Flush the TLB (needed?) */
 	movq	%r9, %cr3
 
+	/*
+	 * If SME is active, there could be old encrypted cache line
+	 * entries that will conflict with the now unencrypted memory
+	 * used by kexec. Flush the caches before copying the kernel.
+	 */
+	testq	%r12, %r12
+	jz 1f
+	wbinvd
+1:
+
 	movq	%rcx, %r11
 	call	swap_pages