diff --git a/11662.patch b/11662.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce6ca44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/11662.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From bed85f7bc358fdca4677a3070b94ea544bb9e7ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stefan Schulze Frielinghaus <stefansf@linux.ibm.com>
+Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:34:47 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] llvmGen: Align objects in the data section
+
+Objects in the data section may be referenced via tagged pointers.
+Thus, align those objects to a 4- or 8-byte boundary for 32- or 64-bit
+platforms, respectively.  Note, this may need to be reconsidered if
+objects with a greater natural alignment requirement are emitted as e.g.
+128-bit atomics.
+
+Fixes #24163.
+---
+ compiler/GHC/CmmToLlvm/Data.hs | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/compiler/GHC/CmmToLlvm/Data.hs b/compiler/GHC/CmmToLlvm/Data.hs
+index caac121413c..5e8912e3bc7 100644
+--- a/compiler/GHC/CmmToLlvm/Data.hs
++++ b/compiler/GHC/CmmToLlvm/Data.hs
+@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ genLlvmData (sec, CmmStaticsRaw lbl xs) = do
+         align          = case sec of
+                             Section CString _ -> if (platformArch platform == ArchS390X)
+                                                     then Just 2 else Just 1
++                            Section Data _    -> Just $ platformWordSizeInBytes platform
+                             _                 -> Nothing
+         const          = if sectionProtection sec == ReadOnlySection
+                             then Constant else Global
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/ghc.spec b/ghc.spec
index fed7508..9e2cd13 100644
--- a/ghc.spec
+++ b/ghc.spec
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Version: 9.4.5
 # - release can only be reset if *all* library versions get bumped simultaneously
 #   (sometimes after a major release)
 # - minor release numbers for a branch should be incremented monotonically
-Release: 136%{?dist}
+Release: 137%{?dist}
 Summary: Glasgow Haskell Compiler
 
 License: BSD-3-Clause AND HaskellReport
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ Patch13: text2-allow-ghc8-arm.patch
 Patch15: ghc-warnings.mk-CC-Wall.patch
 Patch16: ghc-hadrian-s390x-rts--qg.patch
 
+# s390x
+# https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/issues/24163
+# https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/merge_requests/11662
+Patch17: https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/merge_requests/11662.patch
+
 # Debian patches:
 Patch24: buildpath-abi-stability.patch
 Patch26: no-missing-haddock-file-warning.patch
@@ -454,6 +459,10 @@ rm libffi-tarballs/libffi-*.tar.gz
 %patch -P16 -p1 -b .orig
 %endif
 
+%ifarch s390x
+%patch -P17 -p1 -b .orig
+%endif
+
 #debian
 #%%patch -P24 -p1 -b .orig
 %patch -P26 -p1 -b .orig
@@ -1005,6 +1014,10 @@ env -C %{ghc_html_libraries_dir} ./gen_contents_index
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Nov 25 2023 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 9.4.5-137
+- s390x: patch from @stefansf (IBM) to fix llvm alignment in data sections
+  which should fix certain runtime crashes (#2248097)
+
 * Mon Sep 11 2023 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 9.4.5-136
 - sync with ghc9.4: add sphinx7 patch
 - user_guide: update external links patch in line with final upstream