diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/acpi.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/acpi.conf
index e183d2435d..1ee7cd3295 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/acpi.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/acpi.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# !s390x
+
 # enable ACPI support.
 # This could do with REVIEW
 # https://github.com/kata-containers/packaging/issues/483
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/cpu.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/cpu.conf
index 04ff9f24d1..8e6651df73 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/cpu.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/cpu.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# !s390x
+
 # Items to do with CPU frequency, power etc.
 
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/dax.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/dax.conf
index 4d847def1a..7f8824e132 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/dax.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/dax.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# !s390x
+
 # Enable DAX and NVDIMM support so we can map in our rootfs
 
 # Need HOTREMOVE, or ZONE_DEVICE will not get enabled
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/security.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/security.conf
index 6f30435031..cfe09c648f 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/security.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/security.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# !s390x
 
 # Let's enable stack protection checks, and strong checks
 # Estimated cost (detailed in the kernel config files)
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/serial.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/serial.conf
index c663fe1c78..47d0baa56b 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/serial.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/serial.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# !s390x
+
 # We need some sort of 'serial' for virtio-serial consoles - at the moment.
 # We might not need all of thse though...
 # FIXME - https://github.com/kata-containers/packaging/issues/483