diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
index a651c2bc94ef..f862cc27fe98 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ static noinline __init void setup_lowcore_early(void)
 	psw_t psw;
 
 	psw.mask = PSW_MASK_BASE | PSW_DEFAULT_KEY | PSW_MASK_EA | PSW_MASK_BA;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN))
+		psw.mask |= PSW_MASK_DAT;
 	psw.addr = (unsigned long) s390_base_ext_handler;
 	S390_lowcore.external_new_psw = psw;
 	psw.addr = (unsigned long) s390_base_pgm_handler;