diff --git a/kernel/Dockerfile b/kernel/Dockerfile
index 9ae47b95d..3dd697ac5 100644
--- a/kernel/Dockerfile
+++ b/kernel/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ RUN apk add \
     installkernel \
     kmod \
     elfutils-dev \
-    libunwind-dev \
     linux-headers \
     mpc1-dev \
     mpfr-dev \
@@ -31,6 +30,9 @@ RUN apk add \
     xz-dev \
     zlib-dev
 
+# libunwind-dev pkg is missing for s390x for now. Only install on other arch
+RUN [ $(uname -m) != s390x ] && apk add libunwind-dev || true
+
 ARG KERNEL_VERSION
 ARG KERNEL_SERIES
 ARG EXTRA