diff --git a/rust.changes b/rust.changes
index a937051..7251420 100644
--- a/rust.changes
+++ b/rust.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 23 07:36:17 UTC 2017 - bg@suse.com
+
+- remove bootstrap for s390x as binaries are available in 
+  openSUSE:Factory:zSystems
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 15 05:58:35 UTC 2017 - luke.nukem.jones@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/rust.spec b/rust.spec
index c3d90e9..74f56f4 100644
--- a/rust.spec
+++ b/rust.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 %global prev_version 1.14.0
 %global abi gnu
+%ifarch s390x
+%global _arch s390x
+%endif
 %ifarch armv7hl
 %global _arch armv7
 %global abi gnueabihf
@@ -70,10 +73,6 @@ ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64 %{arm} aarch64 ppc64 ppc64le s390x
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 %endif
 
-%ifarch s390x
-BuildRequires:  cargo-bootstrap
-BuildRequires:  rustc-bootstrap >= %{prev_version}
-%else
 # There are no successful builds for less than TW or Leap 42.2, so bootstrap
 # until such time that there is.
 %if %{with bootstrap} || (0%{?suse_version} < 1330 && 0%{?sle_version} <= 120100)
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ BuildRequires:  rustc-bootstrap >= %{prev_version}
 BuildRequires:  cargo
 BuildRequires:  rust >= %{prev_version}
 %endif
-%endif
 
 %description
 Rust is a systems programming language focused on three goals: