diff --git a/jdk/make/CompileLaunchers.gmk b/jdk/make/CompileLaunchers.gmk
index 156446ac386..9847c94f8cd 100644
--- a/jdk/make/CompileLaunchers.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/CompileLaunchers.gmk
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ define SetupLauncher
   endif
 
   $1_LDFLAGS := $3
+  
+  ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), linux)
+  # Set the image base address for zLinux 64 to 0x60000 for launchers,
+  # allows compressedRefsShift to be 0 when -Xmx is set to 2040m or more.
+  # / RTC PR 100052
+    ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), s390x)
+      $1_LDFLAGS += -Wl,-Ttext-segment=0x60000
+    endif
+  endif
+  
   $1_LDFLAGS_SUFFIX :=
   ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS), macosx)
     $1_PLIST_FILE := Info-cmdline.plist