diff --git a/components/engine/Dockerfile.s390x b/components/engine/Dockerfile.s390x
index 2c5c0d82e8..ec434ec0f3 100644
--- a/components/engine/Dockerfile.s390x
+++ b/components/engine/Dockerfile.s390x
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 	tar \
 	--no-install-recommends
 
+# install seccomp: the version shipped in jessie is too old
+ENV SECCOMP_VERSION 2.3.0
+RUN set -x \
+	&& export SECCOMP_PATH="$(mktemp -d)" \
+	&& curl -fsSL "https://github.com/seccomp/libseccomp/releases/download/v${SECCOMP_VERSION}/libseccomp-${SECCOMP_VERSION}.tar.gz" \
+		| tar -xzC "$SECCOMP_PATH" --strip-components=1 \
+	&& ( \
+		cd "$SECCOMP_PATH" \
+		&& ./configure --prefix=/usr/local \
+		&& make \
+		&& make install \
+		&& ldconfig \
+	) \
+	&& rm -rf "$SECCOMP_PATH"
+
 # Get lvm2 source for compiling statically
 ENV LVM2_VERSION 2.02.103
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/lvm2 \