diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index 1005e6d..7ebeb43 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -1770,6 +1770,8 @@ reset_crashkernel_for_installed_kernel()
 		if _update_kernel_cmdline "$_installed_kernel" "$_crashkernel_running" "$_dump_mode_running" "$_fadump_val_running"; then
 			echo "kexec-tools has reset $_installed_kernel to use the new default crashkernel value $_crashkernel_running"
 		fi
+	elif [[ $_crashkernel == auto ]]; then
+		reset_crashkernel "--kernel=$_installed_kernel"
 	fi
 }