diff --git a/scripts/install-sysdig.in b/scripts/install-sysdig.in
index a42059f2ad..d2afc9b02a 100644
--- a/scripts/install-sysdig.in
+++ b/scripts/install-sysdig.in
@@ -97,10 +97,16 @@ fi
 echo "* Detecting operating system"
 
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
-if [[ ! $ARCH = *86 ]] && [ ! $ARCH = "x86_64" ]; then
+if [[ ! $ARCH = *86 ]] && [ ! $ARCH = "x86_64" ] && [ ! $ARCH = "s390x" ]; then
 	unsupported
 fi
 
+if [ $ARCH = "s390x" ]; then
+	echo "------------"
+	echo "WARNING: A Docker container is the only officially supported platform on s390x"
+	echo "------------"
+fi
+
 if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
 	if [ -f /etc/lsb-release ]; then
 		. /etc/lsb-release