diff --git a/tlp.spec b/tlp.spec
index 039d338..f235757 100644
--- a/tlp.spec
+++ b/tlp.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Requires:       systemd
 Requires:       udev
 Requires:       usbutils
 Requires:       pciutils
-Requires:       kernel-tools
+##This should be changed to a rich require when supported, available to s390x:
+#Requires:       kernel-tools
 
 #Note: Conflicts with laptop-mode-tools
 #Makes sure laptop_mode isn't being used:
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ fi
 /bin/systemctl enable NetworkManager-dispatcher.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Sep 03 2017 Jeremy Newton <alexjnewt at hotmail dot com>
+- Remove kernel-tools require, fixes s390x
+
 * Thu Jul 27 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild