diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index b52dea5..1bdbb07 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ rebuild_kdump_initrd()
 	return 0
 }
 
+check_and_generate_vconsole_conf()
+{
+	if [[ ! -e /etc/vconsole.conf  ]]; then
+		dwarn "/etc/vconsole.conf does not exist, trying to set keymap to us to reduce the initramfs size."
+		if [[ -x "$(command -v localectl)" ]] ; then
+			if localectl list-keymaps | grep -q "^us$"; then
+				localectl set-keymap us 2>/dev/null
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+}
+
 rebuild_initrd()
 {
 	local _ret
@@ -152,6 +164,8 @@ rebuild_initrd()
 		return 1
 	fi
 
+	check_and_generate_vconsole_conf
+
 	if [[ $DEFAULT_DUMP_MODE == "fadump" ]]; then
 		rebuild_fadump_initrd
 	else