unsigned long output_len,
                                  unsigned long run_size)
 {
+       unsigned char *output_orig = output;
+
        real_mode = rmode;
 
        sanitize_boot_params(real_mode);
        debug_putstr("\nDecompressing Linux... ");
        decompress(input_data, input_len, NULL, NULL, output, NULL, error);
        parse_elf(output);
-       handle_relocations(output, output_len);
+       /*
+        * 32-bit always performs relocations. 64-bit relocations are only
+        * needed if kASLR has chosen a different load address.
+        */
+       if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64) || output != output_orig)
+               handle_relocations(output, output_len);
        debug_putstr("done.\nBooting the kernel.\n");
        return output;
 }