diff --git a/microdroid/Android.bp b/microdroid/Android.bp
index 0e3d8eb..6e9a6de 100644
--- a/microdroid/Android.bp
+++ b/microdroid/Android.bp
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@
     "panic=-1",
     "bootconfig",
     "ioremap_guard",
+    // TODO(b/237381762) do this only when ramdump is enabled. (bootloader shall append this)
+    "crashkernel=17M",
 ]
 
 bootimg {