diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index 5deb9f7544a..6598e526857 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_MARCH_Z900) += $(call cc-option,-march=z900)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MARCH_Z990) += $(call cc-option,-march=z990)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MARCH_Z9_109) += $(call cc-option,-march=z9-109)
 
+#KBUILD_IMAGE is necessary for make rpm
+KBUILD_IMAGE	:=arch/s390/boot/image
+
 #
 # Prevent tail-call optimizations, to get clearer backtraces:
 #