diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 20f709ea1eb38..85b134bb5b079 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ config CROSS_COMPILE
 
 config COMPILE_TEST
 	bool "Compile also drivers which will not load"
-	depends on !UML
+	depends on !UML && !S390
 	default n
 	help
 	  Some drivers can be compiled on a different platform than they are