diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
index 2df4fd7..0055b3b 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/aidl.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
 
         let debug_config = DebugConfig::new(config);
 
-        let ramdump = if debug_config.is_ramdump_needed() {
+        let ramdump = if !uses_gki_kernel(config) && debug_config.is_ramdump_needed() {
             Some(prepare_ramdump_file(&temporary_directory)?)
         } else {
             None
@@ -869,6 +869,16 @@
     SUPPORTED_OS_NAMES.contains(os_name)
 }
 
+fn uses_gki_kernel(config: &VirtualMachineConfig) -> bool {
+    if !cfg!(vendor_modules) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    match config {
+        VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(_) => false,
+        VirtualMachineConfig::AppConfig(config) => config.osName.starts_with("microdroid_gki-"),
+    }
+}
+
 fn load_app_config(
     config: &VirtualMachineAppConfig,
     debug_config: &DebugConfig,