diff --git a/kdump-lib.sh b/kdump-lib.sh
index 141a561..4567a05 100755
--- a/kdump-lib.sh
+++ b/kdump-lib.sh
@@ -382,3 +382,27 @@ get_ifcfg_filename() {
 
     echo -n "${ifcfg_file}"
 }
+
+# returns 0 when omission of watchdog module is desired in dracut_args
+# returns 1 otherwise
+is_wdt_mod_omitted() {
+	local dracut_args
+	local ret=1
+
+	dracut_args=$(grep  "^dracut_args" /etc/kdump.conf)
+	[[ -z $dracut_args ]] && return $ret
+
+	eval set -- $dracut_args
+	while :; do
+		[[ -z $1 ]] && break
+		case $1 in
+			-o|--omit)
+				echo $2 | grep -qw "watchdog"
+				[[ $? == 0 ]] && ret=0
+				break
+		esac
+		shift
+	done
+
+	return $ret
+}
diff --git a/mkdumprd b/mkdumprd
index eb0d5e0..2791613 100644
--- a/mkdumprd
+++ b/mkdumprd
@@ -16,8 +16,26 @@ SAVE_PATH=$(grep ^path $conf_file| cut -d' '  -f2)
 # strip the duplicated "/"
 SAVE_PATH=$(echo $SAVE_PATH | tr -s /)
 
+is_wdt_addition_needed() {
+	local active
+
+	is_wdt_mod_omitted
+	[[ $? -eq 0 ]] && return 1
+	[[ -d /sys/class/watchdog/ ]] || return 1
+	for dir in /sys/class/watchdog/*; do
+		[[ -f "$dir/state" ]] || continue
+		active=$(< "$dir/state")
+		[[ "$active" =  "active" ]] && return 0
+	done
+	return 1
+}
+
+WDTCFG=""
+is_wdt_addition_needed
+[[ $? -eq 0 ]] && WDTCFG="-a watchdog"
+
 extra_modules=""
-dracut_args=("--hostonly" "-o" "plymouth dash resume ifcfg")
+dracut_args=("--hostonly" "-o" "plymouth dash resume ifcfg" $WDTCFG)
 OVERRIDE_RESETTABLE=0
 
 add_dracut_arg() {