diff --git a/src/lj_arch.h b/src/lj_arch.h
index 7f24386e..31503e83 100644
--- a/src/lj_arch.h
+++ b/src/lj_arch.h
@@ -393,10 +393,6 @@
 #if (__GNUC__ < 4) || ((__GNUC__ == 4) && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 2)
 #error "Need at least GCC 4.2 or newer"
 #endif
-#elif LJ_TARGET_S390x
-#if (__GNUC__ < 4) || ((__GNUC__ == 4) && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 2)
-#error "Need at least GCC 4.2 or newer"
-#endif
 #elif LJ_TARGET_ARM64
 #if __clang__
 #if (__clang_major__ < 3) || ((__clang_major__ == 3) && __clang_minor__ < 5)