diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index d80f79d8dd9c..8e1fb8239287 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf64-s390", "elf64-s390", "elf64-s390")
 OUTPUT_ARCH(s390:64-bit)
 #else
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-s390", "elf32-s390", "elf32-s390")
-OUTPUT_ARCH(s390)
+OUTPUT_ARCH(s390:31-bit)
 #endif
 
 ENTRY(startup)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index de8fa9bbd35e..79cb51adc741 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-s390", "elf32-s390", "elf32-s390")
-OUTPUT_ARCH(s390)
+OUTPUT_ARCH(s390:31-bit)
 ENTRY(startup)
 jiffies = jiffies_64 + 4;
 #else