diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 9892827b6176..1831833c430e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ endchoice
 
 source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
 
+config FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER
+	int
+	default "9"
+
 config PROCESS_DEBUG
 	bool "Show crashed user process info"
 	help