diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index 73873e451686..994f9b3d575f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -fPIC
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -m64
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -m64
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fPIE
-LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -pie
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -pie -z notext
 aflags_dwarf	:= -Wa,-gdwarf-2
 KBUILD_AFLAGS_DECOMPRESSOR := $(CLANG_FLAGS) -m64 -D__ASSEMBLY__
 ifndef CONFIG_AS_IS_LLVM