diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 8ed89a175d79..d2a5f4ecc6dd 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define PANIC_TIMER_STEP 100
 #define PANIC_BLINK_SPD 18
 
-int panic_on_oops;
+int panic_on_oops = CONFIG_PANIC_ON_OOPS_VALUE;
 static unsigned long tainted_mask;
 static int pause_on_oops;
 static int pause_on_oops_flag;
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ void panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 	 */
 	crash_kexec(NULL);
 
-	kmsg_dump(KMSG_DUMP_PANIC);
-
 	/*
 	 * Note smp_send_stop is the usual smp shutdown function, which
 	 * unfortunately means it may not be hardened to work in a panic
@@ -117,6 +115,8 @@ void panic(const char *fmt, ...)
 	 */
 	smp_send_stop();
 
+	kmsg_dump(KMSG_DUMP_PANIC);
+
 	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&panic_notifier_list, 0, buf);
 
 	bust_spinlocks(0);
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index a42d3ae39648..ff5bdee4716d 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -241,6 +241,26 @@ config BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC_VALUE
 	default 0 if !BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC
 	default 1 if BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC
 
+config PANIC_ON_OOPS
+	bool "Panic on Oops" if EXPERT
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say Y here to enable the kernel to panic when it oopses. This
+	  has the same effect as setting oops=panic on the kernel command
+	  line.
+
+	  This feature is useful to ensure that the kernel does not do
+	  anything erroneous after an oops which could result in data
+	  corruption or other issues.
+
+	  Say N if unsure.
+
+config PANIC_ON_OOPS_VALUE
+	int
+	range 0 1
+	default 0 if !PANIC_ON_OOPS
+	default 1 if PANIC_ON_OOPS
+
 config DETECT_HUNG_TASK
 	bool "Detect Hung Tasks"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL