diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 7315f643817a..e7a917540e2a 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ config STRICT_DEVMEM
 	bool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
 	depends on MMU && DEVMEM
 	depends on ARCH_HAS_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED || GENERIC_LIB_DEVMEM_IS_ALLOWED
-	default y if PPC || X86 || ARM64
+	default y if PPC || X86 || ARM64 || S390
 	help
 	  If this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
 	  of memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental