diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 70b7645ce745aa03863360201183a832aec3f130..5f5c29269fb15357364ef341db7b04cf828cc1de 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ config IPL
 choice
 	prompt "IPL method generated into head.S"
 	depends on IPL
-	default IPL_TAPE
+	default IPL_VM
 	help
 	  Select "tape" if you want to IPL the image from a Tape.