diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index 2f920d376c80..da575365b134 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -842,6 +842,8 @@ ccw_device_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 call_handler_unsol:
 		if (cdev->handler)
 			cdev->handler (cdev, 0, irb);
+		if (cdev->private->flags.doverify)
+			ccw_device_online_verify(cdev, 0);
 		return;
 	}
 	/* Accumulate status and find out if a basic sense is needed. */