diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 318fce77601d..de575af02ffe 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -568,8 +568,7 @@ config EXPOLINE_FULL
 endchoice
 
 config RELOCATABLE
-	bool "Build a relocatable kernel"
-	default y
+	def_bool y
 	help
 	  This builds a kernel image that retains relocation information
 	  so it can be loaded at an arbitrary address.
@@ -578,10 +577,11 @@ config RELOCATABLE
 	  bootup process.
 	  The relocations make the kernel image about 15% larger (compressed
 	  10%), but are discarded at runtime.
+	  Note: this option exists only for documentation purposes, please do
+	  not remove it.
 
 config RANDOMIZE_BASE
 	bool "Randomize the address of the kernel image (KASLR)"
-	depends on RELOCATABLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  In support of Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR),
diff --git a/arch/s390/Makefile b/arch/s390/Makefile
index de6d8b2ea4d8..b3235ab0ace8 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/Makefile
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE += -fPIC
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE += -fPIC
 KBUILD_AFLAGS	+= -m64
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -m64
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE),y)
 KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= -fPIE
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:= -pie
-endif
 aflags_dwarf	:= -Wa,-gdwarf-2
 KBUILD_AFLAGS_DECOMPRESSOR := $(CLANG_FLAGS) -m64 -D__ASSEMBLY__
 ifndef CONFIG_AS_IS_LLVM
diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/Makefile b/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
index 883357a211a3..d52c3e2e16bc 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ CFLAGS_sclp_early_core.o += -I$(srctree)/drivers/s390/char
 
 obj-y	:= head.o als.o startup.o mem_detect.o ipl_parm.o ipl_report.o
 obj-y	+= string.o ebcdic.o sclp_early_core.o mem.o ipl_vmparm.o cmdline.o
-obj-y	+= version.o pgm_check_info.o ctype.o ipl_data.o
+obj-y	+= version.o pgm_check_info.o ctype.o ipl_data.o machine_kexec_reloc.o
 obj-$(findstring y, $(CONFIG_PROTECTED_VIRTUALIZATION_GUEST) $(CONFIG_PGSTE))	+= uv.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE)	+= machine_kexec_reloc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE)	+= kaslr.o
 obj-y	+= $(if $(CONFIG_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED),,decompressor.o) info.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_ZSTD) += clz_ctz.o
diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/startup.c b/arch/s390/boot/startup.c
index 6e7f01ca53e6..47ca3264c023 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/startup.c
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/startup.c
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ void startup_kernel(void)
 
 	clear_bss_section();
 	copy_bootdata();
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE))
-		handle_relocs(__kaslr_offset);
+	handle_relocs(__kaslr_offset);
 
 	if (__kaslr_offset) {
 		/*