diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
index 9d92540bd99e..11900de94cb3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
@@ -744,20 +744,22 @@ __s390_subchannel_vary_chpid(struct subchannel *sch, __u8 chpid, int on)
 				device_trigger_reprobe(sch);
 			else if (sch->driver && sch->driver->verify)
 				sch->driver->verify(&sch->dev);
-		} else {
-			sch->opm &= ~(0x80 >> chp);
-			sch->lpm &= ~(0x80 >> chp);
-			if (check_for_io_on_path(sch, chp))
-				/* Path verification is done after killing. */
-				device_kill_io(sch);
-			else if (!sch->lpm) {
+			break;
+		}
+		sch->opm &= ~(0x80 >> chp);
+		sch->lpm &= ~(0x80 >> chp);
+		if (check_for_io_on_path(sch, chp))
+			/* Path verification is done after killing. */
+			device_kill_io(sch);
+		else if (!sch->lpm) {
+			if (device_trigger_verify(sch) != 0) {
 				if (css_enqueue_subchannel_slow(sch->schid)) {
 					css_clear_subchannel_slow_list();
 					need_rescan = 1;
 				}
-			} else if (sch->driver && sch->driver->verify)
-				sch->driver->verify(&sch->dev);
-		}
+			}
+		} else if (sch->driver && sch->driver->verify)
+			sch->driver->verify(&sch->dev);
 		break;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sch->lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/css.h b/drivers/s390/cio/css.h
index 4c2ff8336288..da73453fa54b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/css.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/css.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void device_trigger_reprobe(struct subchannel *);
 /* Helper functions for vary on/off. */
 int device_is_online(struct subchannel *);
 void device_kill_io(struct subchannel *);
+int device_trigger_verify(struct subchannel *sch);
 
 /* Machine check helper function. */
 void device_kill_pending_timer(struct subchannel *);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index de3d0857db9f..7665000e8dfe 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ device_set_disconnected(struct subchannel *sch)
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
 }
 
+int device_trigger_verify(struct subchannel *sch)
+{
+	struct ccw_device *cdev;
+
+	cdev = sch->dev.driver_data;
+	if (!cdev || !cdev->online)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	dev_fsm_event(cdev, DEV_EVENT_VERIFY);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Timeout function. It just triggers a DEV_EVENT_TIMEOUT.
  */