diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go
index 6fc865421d..63fd13f754 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/exec.go
@@ -2587,7 +2587,8 @@ func (b *Builder) gccArchArgs() []string {
 	case "arm":
 		return []string{"-marm"} // not thumb
 	case "s390x":
-		return []string{"-m64", "-march=z196"}
+		// minimum supported s390x version on Go is z13
+		return []string{"-m64", "-march=z13"}
 	case "mips64", "mips64le":
 		args := []string{"-mabi=64"}
 		if cfg.GOMIPS64 == "hardfloat" {