diff --git a/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-bzImage.c b/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-bzImage.c
index 62260139..81ca2df5 100644
--- a/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-bzImage.c
+++ b/kexec/arch/i386/kexec-bzImage.c
@@ -281,14 +281,18 @@ int do_bzImage_load(struct kexec_info *info,
 	if (real_mode->protocol_version >=0x0205 && relocatable_kernel) {
 		/* Relocatable bzImage */
 		unsigned long kern_align = real_mode->kernel_alignment;
+		unsigned long kernel32_min_addr = KERN32_BASE;
 		unsigned long kernel32_max_addr = DEFAULT_BZIMAGE_ADDR_MAX;
 
+		if (kernel32_min_addr < real_mode->pref_address)
+			kernel32_min_addr = real_mode->pref_address;
+
 		if (kernel32_max_addr > real_mode->initrd_addr_max)
 			kernel32_max_addr = real_mode->initrd_addr_max;
 
 		kernel32_load_addr = add_buffer(info, kernel + kern16_size,
 						k_size, size, kern_align,
-						0x100000, kernel32_max_addr,
+						kernel32_min_addr, kernel32_max_addr,
 						1);
 	} else {
 		kernel32_load_addr = KERN32_BASE;
diff --git a/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-bzImage64.c b/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-bzImage64.c
index 210bc0af..29ed8c98 100644
--- a/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-bzImage64.c
+++ b/kexec/arch/x86_64/kexec-bzImage64.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ static int do_bzImage64_load(struct kexec_info *info,
 	char *modified_cmdline;
 	unsigned long cmdline_end;
 	unsigned long align, addr, k_size;
+	unsigned long kernel64_min_addr = KERN32_BASE;
+	unsigned long kernel64_max_addr = -1;
 	unsigned kern16_size_needed;
 
 	/*
@@ -204,8 +206,14 @@ static int do_bzImage64_load(struct kexec_info *info,
 	dbgprintf("kernel init_size 0x%x\n", real_mode->init_size);
 	size = _ALIGN(real_mode->init_size, 4096);
 	align = real_mode->kernel_alignment;
+
+	if (kernel64_min_addr < real_mode->pref_address)
+		kernel64_min_addr = real_mode->pref_address;
+
 	addr = add_buffer(info, kernel + kern16_size, k_size,
-			  size, align, 0x100000, -1, -1);
+			  size, align,
+			  kernel64_min_addr, kernel64_max_addr,
+			  -1);
 	if (addr == ULONG_MAX)
 		die("can not load bzImage64");
 	dbgprintf("Loaded 64bit kernel at 0x%lx\n", addr);