diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/idle.c b/arch/s390/kernel/idle.c
index 4bf1ee293f2b..a0da049e7360 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/idle.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void account_idle_time_irq(void)
 	S390_lowcore.last_update_timer = idle->timer_idle_exit;
 }
 
-void arch_cpu_idle(void)
+void noinstr arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
 	struct s390_idle_data *idle = this_cpu_ptr(&s390_idle);
 	unsigned long idle_time;