diff --git a/drivers/char/ramoops.c b/drivers/char/ramoops.c
index d3d63be..eeec575 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ramoops.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ramoops.c
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
 	char *buf, *buf_orig;
 	struct timeval timestamp;
 
+	if (reason != KMSG_DUMP_OOPS &&
+	    reason != KMSG_DUMP_PANIC &&
+	    reason != KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC)
+		return;
+
 	/* Only dump oopses if dump_oops is set */
 	if (reason == KMSG_DUMP_OOPS && !dump_oops)
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
index 1ee72f3..c948150 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@
 	unsigned long l1_cpy, l2_cpy;
 	char *dst;
 
+	if (reason != KMSG_DUMP_OOPS &&
+	    reason != KMSG_DUMP_PANIC &&
+	    reason != KMSG_DUMP_KEXEC)
+		return;
+
 	/* Only dump oopses if dump_oops is set */
 	if (reason == KMSG_DUMP_OOPS && !dump_oops)
 		return;