diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f81d96710595a..cbf9c1b0beda4 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 /* Handle ro_after_init data on our own. */
 #define RO_AFTER_INIT_DATA
 
+#define RUNTIME_DISCARD_EXIT
+
 #define EMITS_PT_NOTE
 
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>