diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
index 8653b73e5dcf..441533f2062e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static struct ipa_rc_msg qeth_ipa_rc_msg[] = {
 	{IPA_RC_SETIP_NO_STARTLAN,	"Setip no startlan received"},
 	{IPA_RC_SETIP_ALREADY_RECEIVED,	"Setip already received"},
 	{IPA_RC_IP_ADDR_ALREADY_USED,	"IP address already in use on LAN"},
-	{IPA_RC_MULTICAST_FULL,		"No task available, multicast full"},
+	{IPA_RC_MC_ADDR_NOT_FOUND,	"Multicast address not found"},
 	{IPA_RC_SETIP_INVALID_VERSION,	"SETIP invalid IP version"},
 	{IPA_RC_UNSUPPORTED_SUBCMD,	"Unsupported assist subcommand"},
 	{IPA_RC_ARP_ASSIST_NO_ENABLE,	"Only partial success, no enable"},
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
index de221932f30f..18548822e37c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_mpc.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ enum qeth_ipa_return_codes {
 	IPA_RC_SETIP_NO_STARTLAN	= 0xe008,
 	IPA_RC_SETIP_ALREADY_RECEIVED	= 0xe009,
 	IPA_RC_IP_ADDR_ALREADY_USED	= 0xe00a,
-	IPA_RC_MULTICAST_FULL		= 0xe00b,
+	IPA_RC_MC_ADDR_NOT_FOUND	= 0xe00b,
 	IPA_RC_SETIP_INVALID_VERSION	= 0xe00d,
 	IPA_RC_UNSUPPORTED_SUBCMD	= 0xe00e,
 	IPA_RC_ARP_ASSIST_NO_ENABLE	= 0xe00f,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 21c439046b3c..1013a2a8ec00 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -401,8 +401,11 @@ static int __qeth_l3_ref_ip_on_card(struct qeth_card *card,
 static void __qeth_l3_delete_all_mc(struct qeth_card *card,
 					unsigned long *flags)
 {
+	struct list_head fail_list;
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *addr, *tmp;
 	int rc;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fail_list);
 again:
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(addr, tmp, &card->ip_list, entry) {
 		if (addr->is_multicast) {
@@ -410,13 +413,14 @@ again:
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->ip_lock, *flags);
 			rc = qeth_l3_deregister_addr_entry(card, addr);
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&card->ip_lock, *flags);
-			if (!rc) {
+			if (!rc || (rc == IPA_RC_MC_ADDR_NOT_FOUND))
 				kfree(addr);
-				goto again;
-			} else
-				list_add(&addr->entry, &card->ip_list);
+			else
+				list_add_tail(&addr->entry, &fail_list);
+			goto again;
 		}
 	}
+	list_splice(&fail_list, &card->ip_list);
 }
 
 static void qeth_l3_set_ip_addr_list(struct qeth_card *card)
@@ -467,7 +471,7 @@ static void qeth_l3_set_ip_addr_list(struct qeth_card *card)
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->ip_lock, flags);
 			rc = qeth_l3_deregister_addr_entry(card, addr);
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&card->ip_lock, flags);
-			if (!rc)
+			if (!rc || (rc == IPA_RC_PRIMARY_ALREADY_DEFINED))
 				kfree(addr);
 			else
 				list_add_tail(&addr->entry, &card->ip_list);