The object of providing a method for conditioning a working roll with which the material properties of a working roll can be set in a process-reliable and uniform manner is achieved by a method in which a roll and at least one pressure tool are rotated relative to each other, in which pressure is applied locally to the roll by means of the at least one pressure tool, comprising at least one pressure element, via the at least one pressure element, and in which a deep rolling process is carried out.