diff --git a/_config b/_config
index 3d86f87..74de5fc 100644
--- a/_config
+++ b/_config
@@ -1212,7 +1212,12 @@ Prefer: -go1.21-openssl
 Prefer: go1.23
 
 # have choice for kernel >= 4.1.0 needed by libbcc0: kernel-debug kernel-default kernel-default-base kernel-kvmsmall kernel-vanilla
-Prefer: kernel-default-base
+%ifarch s390x
+  # kernel-default-base does not boot on s390, s390 drivers are not included
+  Prefer: kernel-default
+%else
+  Prefer: kernel-default-base
+%endif
 # have choice for (kmod(sg.ko) if kernel) needed by suse-module-tools: kernel-default kernel-vanilla
 Prefer: -kernel-vanilla