diff --git a/internal/platform/platform.go b/internal/platform/platform.go
index e32f641b64..626fbd5f08 100644
--- a/internal/platform/platform.go
+++ b/internal/platform/platform.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package platform
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/internal/log"
 	"github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/internal/providers"
@@ -126,6 +127,10 @@ func init() {
 		name:  "qemu",
 		fetch: qemu.FetchConfig,
 	})
+	configs.Register(Config{
+		name:  "qemu_s390x",
+		fetch: openstack.FetchConfig,
+	})
 	configs.Register(Config{
 		name:  "file",
 		fetch: file.FetchConfig,
@@ -150,7 +155,10 @@ func Get(name string) (config Config, ok bool) {
 }
 
 func MustGet(name string) Config {
-	if config, ok := Get(name); ok {
+	// try to get arch-specific fetcher first
+	if config, ok := Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", name, runtime.GOARCH)); ok {
+		return config
+	} else if config, ok := Get(fmt.Sprintf(name)); ok {
 		return config
 	} else {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid platform name %q provided", name))