diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index df22b10d9141..e60d2b823e09 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ config S390
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SWIOTLB
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
+	select SYSTEM_DATA_VERIFICATION if KEXEC_SIG
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
 	select TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 	select TTY
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_KEXEC_FILE
 	def_bool y
 
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_KEXEC_SIG
-	def_bool MODULE_SIG_FORMAT
+	def_bool y
 
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_KEXEC_PURGATORY
 	def_bool y