diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index ef077fb..87ebe8a 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 
 /* Per cpu memory for storing cpu states in case of system crash. */
-note_buf_t* crash_notes;
+note_buf_t __percpu *crash_notes;
 
 /* vmcoreinfo stuff */
 static unsigned char vmcoreinfo_data[VMCOREINFO_BYTES];