diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 3265f7ff909a..ff7b9acf0144 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmstat.h>
 #include <linux/fault-inject.h>
 #include <linux/compaction.h>
+#include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <trace/events/kmem.h>
 #include <trace/events/oom.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
@@ -2160,10 +2161,17 @@ static inline bool boost_watermark(struct zone *zone)
 
 	if (!watermark_boost_factor)
 		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * A kdump capture kernel exits before a boost can pay off, while
+	 * the raised watermark can exceed the memory left for the dump.
+	 */
+	if (is_kdump_kernel())
+		return false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Don't bother in zones that are unlikely to produce results.
-	 * On small machines, including kdump capture kernels running
-	 * in a small area, boosting the watermark can cause an out of
+	 * On small machines, boosting the watermark can cause an out of
 	 * memory situation immediately.
 	 */
 	if ((pageblock_nr_pages * 4) > zone_managed_pages(zone))