diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index d0bbb55..aa24682 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ prepare_cmdline()
 	local cmdline;
 	if [ -z "$KDUMP_COMMANDLINE" ]; then
 		cmdline=`cat /proc/cmdline`
+		# 'root' parameter will cause kdump failure in live images
+		if [[ ${cmdline} == *"root=live:"* ]]; then
+		    KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE="${KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE} root"
+		fi
 	else
 		cmdline=${KDUMP_COMMANDLINE}
 	fi