diff --git a/lib/obstack.h b/lib/obstack.h
index 1e66e4d4c8..e9b33cf603 100644
--- a/lib/obstack.h
+++ b/lib/obstack.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 
 /* Not the same as _Noreturn, since it also works with function pointers.  */
 #ifndef __attribute_noreturn__
-# if 2 < __GNUC__ + (8 <= __GNUC_MINOR__) || defined __clang__ || 0x5110 <= __SUNPRO_C
+# if ((2 < __GNUC__ + (8 <= __GNUC_MINOR__) || defined __clang__ || 0x5110 <= __SUNPRO_C) && ! defined (__MVS__))
 #  define __attribute_noreturn__ __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
 # else
 #  define __attribute_noreturn__