diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 26d6a94f40f6..5766f7b9b271 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux := --oformat $(LD_BFD) -e startup -T
 $(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(OBJECTS)
 	$(call if_changed,ld)
 
-sed-sizes := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define SZ\2 0x\1/p'
+TRIM_HEAD_SIZE := 0x11000
 
-quiet_cmd_sizes = GEN $@
+sed-sizes := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define SZ\2 (0x\1 - $(TRIM_HEAD_SIZE))/p'
+
+quiet_cmd_sizes = GEN     $@
       cmd_sizes = $(NM) $< | sed -n $(sed-sizes) > $@
 
+quiet_cmd_trim_head = TRIM    $@
+      cmd_trim_head = tail -c +$$(($(TRIM_HEAD_SIZE) + 1)) $< > $@
+
 $(obj)/sizes.h: vmlinux
 	$(call if_changed,sizes)
 
@@ -43,10 +48,13 @@ $(obj)/head.o: $(obj)/sizes.h
 CFLAGS_misc.o += -I$(objtree)/$(obj)
 $(obj)/misc.o: $(obj)/sizes.h
 
-OBJCOPYFLAGS_vmlinux.bin :=  -R .comment -S
-$(obj)/vmlinux.bin: vmlinux
+OBJCOPYFLAGS_vmlinux.bin.full :=  -R .comment -S
+$(obj)/vmlinux.bin.full: vmlinux
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
+$(obj)/vmlinux.bin: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.full
+	$(call if_changed,trim_head)
+
 vmlinux.bin.all-y := $(obj)/vmlinux.bin
 
 suffix-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_GZIP)  := gz
diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/head.S b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/head.S
index 231d1491d431..9f94eca0f467 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/compressed/head.S
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/compressed/head.S
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ ENTRY(startup_continue)
 	aghi	%r15,-160
 	brasl	%r14,decompress_kernel
 	# Set up registers for memory mover. We move the decompressed image to
-	# 0x11000, starting at offset 0x11000 in the decompressed image so
-	# that code living at 0x11000 in the image will end up at 0x11000 in
-	# memory.
+	# 0x11000, where startup_continue of the decompressed image is supposed
+	# to be.
 	lgr	%r4,%r2
 	lg	%r2,.Loffset-.LPG1(%r13)
-	la	%r4,0(%r2,%r4)
 	lg	%r3,.Lmvsize-.LPG1(%r13)
 	lgr	%r5,%r3
 	# Move the memory mover someplace safe so it doesn't overwrite itself.