diff --git a/kdump.conf b/kdump.conf
index 6d57407..a7cc28c 100644
--- a/kdump.conf
+++ b/kdump.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 #			  NOTE: make sure user has necessary write
 #			  permissions on server
 #
+# sshkey <path>		- Will use the sshkey to do ssh dump
+#			  Specifies the path of the ssh key you want to use
+#			  when do ssh dump, the default value is
+#			  /root/.ssh/kdump_id_rsa.
+#
 # <fs type> <partition> - Will mount -t <fs type> <partition> /mnt and copy
 #		 	  /proc/vmcore to /mnt/var/crash/%DATE/.
 #			  NOTE: <partition> can be a device node, label or uuid.
diff --git a/kdump.conf.5 b/kdump.conf.5
index 9ca9e42..4af939b 100644
--- a/kdump.conf.5
+++ b/kdump.conf.5
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ supports DNS. NOTE: make sure user has necessary write permissions on
 server and that a fqdn is used as the server name
 .RE
 
+.B sshkey <path>
+.RS
+Specifies the path of the ssh key you want to use when do ssh dump,
+the default value is /root/.ssh/kdump_id_rsa.
+.RE
+
 .B <fs type> <partition>
 .RS
 Will mount -t <fs type> <partition> /mnt and copy /proc/vmcore to