diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
index 22f60dd26460..7f439739ea3d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ static int bzImage64_probe(const char *buf, unsigned long len)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (!(header->xloadflags & XLF_5LEVEL) && pgtable_l5_enabled()) {
+		pr_err("bzImage cannot handle 5-level paging mode.\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* I've got a bzImage */
 	pr_debug("It's a relocatable bzImage64\n");
 	ret = 0;