diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index 82ab427290c3..80b8c5f30e4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ static struct mlx4_profile default_profile = {
 	.num_mtt	= 1 << 20, /* It is really num mtt segements */
 };
 
+static struct mlx4_profile low_mem_profile = {
+	.num_qp		= 1 << 17,
+	.num_srq	= 1 << 6,
+	.rdmarc_per_qp	= 1 << 4,
+	.num_cq		= 1 << 8,
+	.num_mcg	= 1 << 8,
+	.num_mpt	= 1 << 9,
+	.num_mtt	= 1 << 7,
+};
+
 static int log_num_mac = 7;
 module_param_named(log_num_mac, log_num_mac, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(log_num_mac, "Log2 max number of MACs per ETH port (1-7)");
@@ -129,6 +139,8 @@ module_param_named(log_num_vlan, log_num_vlan, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(log_num_vlan, "Log2 max number of VLANs per ETH port (0-7)");
 /* Log2 max number of VLANs per ETH port (0-7) */
 #define MLX4_LOG_NUM_VLANS 7
+#define MLX4_MIN_LOG_NUM_VLANS 0
+#define MLX4_MIN_LOG_NUM_MAC 1
 
 static bool use_prio;
 module_param_named(use_prio, use_prio, bool, 0444);
@@ -287,8 +299,13 @@ static int mlx4_dev_cap(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_dev_cap *dev_cap)
 	if (mlx4_is_mfunc(dev))
 		dev->caps.flags &= ~MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG_SENSE_SUPPORT;
 
-	dev->caps.log_num_macs  = log_num_mac;
-	dev->caps.log_num_vlans = MLX4_LOG_NUM_VLANS;
+	if (mlx4_low_memory_profile()) {
+		dev->caps.log_num_macs  = MLX4_MIN_LOG_NUM_MAC;
+		dev->caps.log_num_vlans = MLX4_MIN_LOG_NUM_VLANS;
+	} else {
+		dev->caps.log_num_macs  = log_num_mac;
+		dev->caps.log_num_vlans = MLX4_LOG_NUM_VLANS;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 1; i <= dev->caps.num_ports; ++i) {
 		dev->caps.port_type[i] = MLX4_PORT_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -1587,7 +1604,12 @@ static int mlx4_init_hca(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 		if (mlx4_is_master(dev))
 			mlx4_parav_master_pf_caps(dev);
 
-		profile = default_profile;
+		if (mlx4_low_memory_profile()) {
+			mlx4_info(dev, "Running from within kdump kernel. Using low memory profile\n");
+			profile = low_mem_profile;
+		} else {
+			profile = default_profile;
+		}
 		if (dev->caps.steering_mode ==
 		    MLX4_STEERING_MODE_DEVICE_MANAGED)
 			profile.num_mcg = MLX4_FS_NUM_MCG;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index fa660aedb822..e15b1544ea83 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -1254,4 +1254,11 @@ int mlx4_vf_smi_enabled(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, int port);
 int mlx4_vf_get_enable_smi_admin(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, int port);
 int mlx4_vf_set_enable_smi_admin(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int slave, int port,
 				 int enable);
+
+/* Returns true if running in low memory profile (kdump kernel) */
+static inline bool mlx4_low_memory_profile(void)
+{
+	return reset_devices;
+}
+
 #endif /* MLX4_DEVICE_H */