diff --git a/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1 b/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1
index 817f733c7c4d..e89f478dc6ea 100644
--- a/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1
+++ b/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 .Nd display kernel trace data
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl dEnlHRT
+.Op Fl dEnlHRsT
 .Op Fl f Ar trfile
 .Op Fl m Ar maxdata
 .Op Fl p Ar pid
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ This may be useful when there are multiple processes recorded in the
 same trace file.
 .It Fl R
 Display relative timestamps (time since previous entry).
+.It Fl s
+Suppress display of I/O data.
 .It Fl T
 Display absolute timestamps for each entry (seconds since epoch).
 .It Fl t Ar cnisuw
diff --git a/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.c b/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.c
index 14b940de7b80..4a0ac319ec25 100644
--- a/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.c
+++ b/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void ktruser(int, unsigned char *);
 void usage(void);
 const char *ioctlname(u_long);
 
-int timestamp, decimal, fancy = 1, tail, threads, maxdata;
+int timestamp, decimal, fancy = 1, suppressdata, tail, threads, maxdata;
 const char *tracefile = DEF_TRACEFILE;
 struct ktr_header ktr_header;
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	(void) setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "");
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc,argv,"f:dElm:np:HRTt:")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc,argv,"f:dElm:np:HRsTt:")) != -1)
 		switch((char)ch) {
 		case 'f':
 			tracefile = optarg;
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'p':
 			pid = atoi(optarg);
 			break;
+		case 's':
+			suppressdata = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'E':
 			timestamp = 3;	/* elapsed timestamp */
 			break;
@@ -538,6 +541,8 @@ ktrgenio(struct ktr_genio *ktr, int len)
 	printf("fd %d %s %d byte%s\n", ktr->ktr_fd,
 		ktr->ktr_rw == UIO_READ ? "read" : "wrote", datalen,
 		datalen == 1 ? "" : "s");
+	if (suppressdata)
+		return;
 	if (maxdata && datalen > maxdata)
 		datalen = maxdata;
 
@@ -599,6 +604,6 @@ void
 usage(void)
 {
 	(void)fprintf(stderr,
-   "usage: kdump [-dEnlHRT] [-f trfile] [-m maxdata] [-p pid] [-t [cnisuw]]\n");
+  "usage: kdump [-dEnlHRsT] [-f trfile] [-m maxdata] [-p pid] [-t [cnisuw]]\n");
 	exit(1);
 }