diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 7afc173..21a7030 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -287,6 +287,14 @@
 	  machines such as the z990, z890, z900, z800, z9-109, z9-ec
 	  and z9-bc.
 
+config MARCH_Z196
+	bool "IBM zEnterprise 196"
+	help
+	  Select this to enable optimizations for IBM zEnterprise 196.
+	  The kernel will be slightly faster but will not work on older
+	  machines such as the z990, z890, z900, z800, z9-109, z9-ec,
+	  z9-bc, z10-ec and z10-bc.
+
 endchoice
 
 config PACK_STACK