diff -ur valgrind-3.14.0.orig/VEX/priv/guest_s390_helpers.c valgrind-3.14.0/VEX/priv/guest_s390_helpers.c
--- valgrind-3.14.0.orig/VEX/priv/guest_s390_helpers.c	2019-01-10 17:00:57.203206690 +0100
+++ valgrind-3.14.0/VEX/priv/guest_s390_helpers.c	2019-01-10 17:06:23.335253900 +0100
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@
 /*--- Dirty helper for vector instructions                 ---*/
 /*------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-#if defined(VGA_s390x)
+#if defined(VGA_s390x) && 0 /* disable for old binutils */
 ULong
 s390x_dirtyhelper_vec_op(VexGuestS390XState *guest_state,
                          const ULong serialized)
diff -ur valgrind-3.14.0.orig/none/tests/s390x/Makefile.am valgrind-3.14.0/none/tests/s390x/Makefile.am
--- valgrind-3.14.0.orig/none/tests/s390x/Makefile.am	2019-01-10 17:00:57.411202894 +0100
+++ valgrind-3.14.0/none/tests/s390x/Makefile.am	2019-01-10 17:10:28.963776813 +0100
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 	     spechelper-cr  spechelper-clr  \
 	     spechelper-ltr spechelper-or   \
 	     spechelper-icm-1  spechelper-icm-2 spechelper-tmll \
-	     spechelper-tm laa vector lsc2 ppno vector_string vector_integer \
-	     vector_float
+	     spechelper-tm laa 
 
 if BUILD_DFP_TESTS
   INSN_TESTS += dfp-1 dfp-2 dfp-3 dfp-4 dfptest dfpext dfpconv srnmt pfpo
@@ -68,8 +67,3 @@
 fixbr_CFLAGS     = $(AM_CFLAGS) @FLAG_MLONG_DOUBLE_128@
 fpext_CFLAGS     = $(AM_CFLAGS) @FLAG_MLONG_DOUBLE_128@
 ex_clone_LDADD   = -lpthread
-vector_CFLAGS    = $(AM_CFLAGS) -march=z13
-lsc2_CFLAGS       = -march=z13 -DS390_TESTS_NOCOLOR
-vector_string_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -march=z13 -DS390_TEST_COUNT=5
-vector_integer_CFLAGS    = $(AM_CFLAGS) -march=z13 -DS390_TEST_COUNT=4
-vector_float_CFLAGS    = $(AM_CFLAGS) -march=z13 -DS390_TEST_COUNT=4