diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8584455b..0babe71f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ jobs:
     name: test (s390x on IBM Z)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
+    continue-on-error: true  # August 2020: s390x VM is down due to weather and power issues
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v2