diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
index 918e05137d4c..1686a852534f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -93,8 +93,17 @@ SECTIONS
 		_compressed_start = .;
 		*(.vmlinux.bin.compressed)
 		_compressed_end = .;
-		FILL(0xff);
-		. = ALIGN(4096);
+	}
+
+#define SB_TRAILER_SIZE 32
+	/* Trailer needed for Secure Boot */
+	. += SB_TRAILER_SIZE; /* make sure .sb.trailer does not overwrite the previous section */
+	. = ALIGN(4096) - SB_TRAILER_SIZE;
+	.sb.trailer : {
+		QUAD(0)
+		QUAD(0)
+		QUAD(0)
+		QUAD(0x000000207a49504c)
 	}
 	_end = .;