diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 15f93b355099..9067cd3ce243 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
 #define I40E_FDIR_RING_COUNT		32
 #define I40E_MAX_AQ_BUF_SIZE		4096
 #define I40E_AQ_LEN			256
+#define I40E_MIN_ARQ_LEN		1
+#define I40E_MIN_ASQ_LEN		2
 #define I40E_AQ_WORK_LIMIT		66 /* max number of VFs + a little */
 #define I40E_MAX_USER_PRIORITY		8
 #define I40E_DEFAULT_TRAFFIC_CLASS	BIT(0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 2d3dbb3c0e14..c2d145a56b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -15348,8 +15348,13 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	i40e_check_recovery_mode(pf);
 
-	hw->aq.num_arq_entries = I40E_AQ_LEN;
-	hw->aq.num_asq_entries = I40E_AQ_LEN;
+	if (is_kdump_kernel()) {
+		hw->aq.num_arq_entries = I40E_MIN_ARQ_LEN;
+		hw->aq.num_asq_entries = I40E_MIN_ASQ_LEN;
+	} else {
+		hw->aq.num_arq_entries = I40E_AQ_LEN;
+		hw->aq.num_asq_entries = I40E_AQ_LEN;
+	}
 	hw->aq.arq_buf_size = I40E_MAX_AQ_BUF_SIZE;
 	hw->aq.asq_buf_size = I40E_MAX_AQ_BUF_SIZE;
 	pf->adminq_work_limit = I40E_AQ_WORK_LIMIT;