diff --git a/dracut-kdump.sh b/dracut-kdump.sh
index d157cd1..4d8616f 100755
--- a/dracut-kdump.sh
+++ b/dracut-kdump.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 set -o pipefail
 KDUMP_PATH="/var/crash"
 CORE_COLLECTOR=""
-DEFAULT_CORE_COLLECTOR="makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31"
+DEFAULT_CORE_COLLECTOR="makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31"
 DMESG_COLLECTOR="/sbin/vmcore-dmesg"
 DEFAULT_ACTION="reboot -f"
 DATEDIR=`date +%Y.%m.%d-%T`
diff --git a/kdump.conf b/kdump.conf
index c5cfb4a..3c411fb 100644
--- a/kdump.conf
+++ b/kdump.conf
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@
 #			  automatically be populated with a config file
 #			  appropriate for the running kernel.
 #			  Default core_collector for raw/ssh dump is:
-#			  "makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31".
+#			  "makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31".
 #			  Default core_collector for other targets is:
-#			  "makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31".
+#			  "makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31".
 #			  For core_collector format details please refer to
 #			  kexec-kdump-howto.txt or kdump.conf manpage.
 #
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 #ssh user@my.server.com
 #sshkey /root/.ssh/kdump_id_rsa
 path /var/crash
-#core_collector makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31
+#core_collector makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31
 #core_collector scp
 #kdump_post /var/crash/scripts/kdump-post.sh
 #kdump_pre /var/crash/scripts/kdump-pre.sh
diff --git a/kdump.conf.5 b/kdump.conf.5
index 6f88370..7eaf9dd 100644
--- a/kdump.conf.5
+++ b/kdump.conf.5
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ for the running kernel.
 .PP
 Note 1: About default core collector:
 Default core_collector for raw/ssh dump is:
-"makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31".
+"makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31".
 Default core_collector for other targets is:
-"makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31".
+"makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31".
 Even if core_collector option is commented out in kdump.conf, makedumpfile
 is default core collector and kdump uses it internally.
 If one does not want makedumpfile as default core_collector, then they
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ Above will effectively be translated to:
 cp --sparse=always /proc/vmcore <dest-path>/vmcore
 .TP
 ex2.
-core_collector "makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31"
+core_collector "makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31"
 
 Above will effectively be translated to:
 
-makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31 /proc/vmcore <dest-path>/vmcore
+makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31 /proc/vmcore <dest-path>/vmcore
 .PP
 For dump targets like raw and ssh, in general, core collector should expect
 one argument (source file) and should output the processed core on standard
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ Above will effectively be translated to.
 cat /proc/vmcore | dd of=<target-device>
 .TP
 ex4.
-core_collector "makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31"
+core_collector "makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31"
 
 Above will effectively be translated to.
 
-makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31 | dd of=<target-device>
+makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31 | dd of=<target-device>
 .PP
 ssh dumps examples
 .TP
@@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ Above will effectively be translated to.
 cat /proc/vmcore | ssh <options> <remote-location> "dd of=path/vmcore"
 .TP
 ex6.
-core_collector "makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31"
+core_collector "makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31"
 
 Above will effectively be translated to.
 
-makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31 | ssh <options> <remote-location> "dd of=path/vmcore"
+makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31 | ssh <options> <remote-location> "dd of=path/vmcore"
 
 There is one exception to standard output rule for ssh dumps. And that is
 scp. As scp can handle ssh destinations for file transfers, one can
diff --git a/kexec-kdump-howto.txt b/kexec-kdump-howto.txt
index d70781b..7ffeab9 100644
--- a/kexec-kdump-howto.txt
+++ b/kexec-kdump-howto.txt
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ is a dump filtering and compression utility provided with kexec-tools. On
 some architectures, it can drastically reduce the size of your vmcore files,
 which becomes very useful on systems with large amounts of memory.
 
-A typical setup is 'core_collector makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31',
+A typical setup is 'core_collector makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31',
 but check the output of '/sbin/makedumpfile --help' for a list of all available
 options (-i and -g don't need to be specified, they're automatically taken care
 of). Note that use of makedumpfile requires that the kernel-debuginfo package
@@ -458,11 +458,11 @@ cp --sparse=always /proc/vmcore <dest-path>/vmcore
 
 ex2.
 ---
-core_collector "makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31"
+core_collector "makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31"
 
 Above will effectively be translated to:
 
-makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31 /proc/vmcore <dest-path>/vmcore
+makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31 /proc/vmcore <dest-path>/vmcore
 
 
 For dump targets like raw and ssh, in general, core collector should expect
@@ -482,11 +482,11 @@ cat /proc/vmcore | dd of=<target-device>
 
 ex4.
 ---
-core_collector "makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31"
+core_collector "makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31"
 
 Above will effectively be translated to.
 
-makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31 | dd of=<target-device>
+makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31 | dd of=<target-device>
 
 ssh dumps core_collector examples:
 ---------
@@ -500,11 +500,11 @@ cat /proc/vmcore | ssh <options> <remote-location> "dd of=path/vmcore"
 
 ex6.
 ---
-core_collector "makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31"
+core_collector "makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31"
 
 Above will effectively be translated to.
 
-makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31 | ssh <options> <remote-location> "dd of=path/vmcore"
+makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31 | ssh <options> <remote-location> "dd of=path/vmcore"
 
 There is one exception to standard output rule for ssh dumps. And that is
 scp. As scp can handle ssh destinations for file transfers, one can
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ scp /proc/vmcore <user@host>:path/vmcore
 About default core collector
 ----------------------------
 Default core_collector for ssh/raw dump is:
-"makedumpfile -F -c --message-level 1 -d 31".
+"makedumpfile -F -l --message-level 1 -d 31".
 Default core_collector for other targets is:
-"makedumpfile -c --message-level 1 -d 31".
+"makedumpfile -l --message-level 1 -d 31".
 
 Even if core_collector option is commented out in kdump.conf, makedumpfile
 is default core collector and kdump uses it internally.