diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c b/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c
index f7c3a61040bd..df4685905015 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -463,6 +463,20 @@ static void *nt_vmcoreinfo(void *ptr)
 	return nt_init(ptr, 0, vmcoreinfo, size, "VMCOREINFO");
 }
 
+/*
+ * Initialize final note (needed for /proc/vmcore code)
+ */
+static void *nt_final(void *ptr)
+{
+	Elf64_Nhdr *note;
+
+	note = (Elf64_Nhdr *) ptr;
+	note->n_namesz = 0;
+	note->n_descsz = 0;
+	note->n_type = 0;
+	return PTR_ADD(ptr, sizeof(Elf64_Nhdr));
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize ELF header (new kernel)
  */
@@ -553,6 +567,7 @@ static void *notes_init(Elf64_Phdr *phdr, void *ptr, u64 notes_offset)
 		ptr = fill_cpu_elf_notes(ptr, &sa_ext->sa, sa_ext->vx_regs);
 	}
 	ptr = nt_vmcoreinfo(ptr);
+	ptr = nt_final(ptr);
 	memset(phdr, 0, sizeof(*phdr));
 	phdr->p_type = PT_NOTE;
 	phdr->p_offset = notes_offset;