diff --git a/scala.spec b/scala.spec
index 35472be..1d49137 100644
--- a/scala.spec
+++ b/scala.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package scala
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.7
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 BuildRequires:  jline >= 2.10
 BuildRequires:  junit
+%ifarch s390x
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 11
+%endif
 Requires:       jansi
 Requires:       java-headless >= 1.7
 # Require full javapackages-tools since scripts use