diff --git a/aws-sdk-java.spec b/aws-sdk-java.spec
index 6c4e182..b2dbec8 100644
--- a/aws-sdk-java.spec
+++ b/aws-sdk-java.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package aws-sdk-java
 #
-# 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
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ BuildRequires:  mvn(javax.mail:javax.mail-api)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(joda-time:joda-time)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(junit:junit)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient)
+%ifarch s390x
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 11
+%endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description