diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h
index 368e88565783b..aabeaf03135e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_sriov.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #ifndef _QED_SRIOV_H
 #define _QED_SRIOV_H
+#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include "qed_vf.h"
 
@@ -40,9 +41,12 @@
 #define QED_VF_ARRAY_LENGTH (3)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QED_SRIOV
-#define IS_VF(cdev)             ((cdev)->b_is_vf)
-#define IS_PF(cdev)             (!((cdev)->b_is_vf))
-#define IS_PF_SRIOV(p_hwfn)     (!!((p_hwfn)->cdev->p_iov_info))
+#define IS_VF(cdev)             (is_kdump_kernel() ? \
+				 (0) : ((cdev)->b_is_vf))
+#define IS_PF(cdev)             (is_kdump_kernel() ? \
+				 (1) : !((cdev)->b_is_vf))
+#define IS_PF_SRIOV(p_hwfn)     (is_kdump_kernel() ? \
+				 (0) : !!((p_hwfn)->cdev->p_iov_info))
 #else
 #define IS_VF(cdev)             (0)
 #define IS_PF(cdev)             (1)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h
index 1a708f95ce944..f6f0b51620ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede.h
@@ -575,12 +575,14 @@ int qede_add_tc_flower_fltr(struct qede_dev *edev, __be16 proto,
 #define RX_RING_SIZE		((u16)BIT(RX_RING_SIZE_POW))
 #define NUM_RX_BDS_MAX		(RX_RING_SIZE - 1)
 #define NUM_RX_BDS_MIN		128
+#define NUM_RX_BDS_KDUMP_MIN	63
 #define NUM_RX_BDS_DEF		((u16)BIT(10) - 1)
 
 #define TX_RING_SIZE_POW	13
 #define TX_RING_SIZE		((u16)BIT(TX_RING_SIZE_POW))
 #define NUM_TX_BDS_MAX		(TX_RING_SIZE - 1)
 #define NUM_TX_BDS_MIN		128
+#define NUM_TX_BDS_KDUMP_MIN	63
 #define NUM_TX_BDS_DEF		NUM_TX_BDS_MAX
 
 #define QEDE_MIN_PKT_LEN		64
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
index 256506024b883..300405369c37b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_main.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
+#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
@@ -715,8 +716,14 @@ static struct qede_dev *qede_alloc_etherdev(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 	edev->dp_module = dp_module;
 	edev->dp_level = dp_level;
 	edev->ops = qed_ops;
-	edev->q_num_rx_buffers = NUM_RX_BDS_DEF;
-	edev->q_num_tx_buffers = NUM_TX_BDS_DEF;
+
+	if (is_kdump_kernel()) {
+		edev->q_num_rx_buffers = NUM_RX_BDS_KDUMP_MIN;
+		edev->q_num_tx_buffers = NUM_TX_BDS_KDUMP_MIN;
+	} else {
+		edev->q_num_rx_buffers = NUM_RX_BDS_DEF;
+		edev->q_num_tx_buffers = NUM_TX_BDS_DEF;
+	}
 
 	DP_INFO(edev, "Allocated netdev with %d tx queues and %d rx queues\n",
 		info->num_queues, info->num_queues);
@@ -1207,7 +1214,7 @@ static int qede_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	case QEDE_PRIVATE_VF:
 		if (debug & QED_LOG_VERBOSE_MASK)
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Probing a VF\n");
-		is_vf = true;
+		is_vf = is_kdump_kernel() ? false : true;
 		break;
 	default:
 		if (debug & QED_LOG_VERBOSE_MASK)