diff --git a/dracut-kdump.sh b/dracut-kdump.sh
index cb13d92..9958317 100755
--- a/dracut-kdump.sh
+++ b/dracut-kdump.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# continue here only if we have to save dump.
+if [ -f /etc/fadump.initramfs ] && [ ! -f /proc/device-tree/rtas/ibm,kernel-dump ]; then
+	return
+fi
+
 exec &> /dev/console
 . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
 . /lib/kdump-lib.sh
diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index ff09b9a..98de747 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -151,8 +151,12 @@ rebuild_fadump_initrd()
 	# backup fadump initrd for reference before replacing it
 	backup_initrd
 
+	# this file tells the initrd is fadump enabled
+	touch /tmp/fadump.initramfs
 	target_initrd_tmp="$TARGET_INITRD.tmp"
-	$MKDUMPRD $target_initrd_tmp --rebuild $TARGET_INITRD --kver $kdump_kver
+	$MKDUMPRD $target_initrd_tmp --rebuild $TARGET_INITRD --kver $kdump_kver \
+		-i /tmp/fadump.initramfs /etc/fadump.initramfs
+	rm -f /tmp/fadump.initramfs
 	if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 		echo "mkdumprd: failed to rebuild initrd with fadump support" >&2
 		return 1