diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index b3791fb..74ef57d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MARCH_Z900) += $(call cc-option,-march=z900)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_MARCH_Z990) += $(call cc-option,-march=z990)
 
+#
+# Prevent tail-call optimizations, to get clearer backtraces:
+#
+cflags-$(CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER) += -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
+
 # old style option for packed stacks
 ifeq ($(call cc-option-yn,-mkernel-backchain),y)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_PACK_STACK)  += -mkernel-backchain -D__PACK_STACK