diff --git a/avocado/utils/vmimage.py b/avocado/utils/vmimage.py
index 29d0011d1eb5583dd4d98f29f91a77348ba5b278..79132a26e03baa79be3e8493667ebd753ba391dc 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/vmimage.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/vmimage.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def get(name=None, version=None, build=None, arch=None, checksum=None,
         provider_args['build'] = build
     if arch is not None:
         provider_args['arch'] = arch
-        if name == 'fedora' and arch in ('ppc64', 'ppc64le'):
+        if name == 'fedora' and arch in ('ppc64', 'ppc64le', 's390x'):
             name = 'fedorasecondary'
 
     for provider in IMAGE_PROVIDERS: