diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index 75f820ca17b7..27ff38f839fc 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ out:
 int zfcp_fsf_open_wka_port(struct zfcp_fc_wka_port *wka_port)
 {
 	struct zfcp_qdio *qdio = wka_port->adapter->qdio;
-	struct zfcp_fsf_req *req = NULL;
+	struct zfcp_fsf_req *req;
 	int retval = -EIO;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&qdio->req_q_lock);
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ int zfcp_fsf_open_wka_port(struct zfcp_fc_wka_port *wka_port)
 		zfcp_fsf_req_free(req);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&qdio->req_q_lock);
-	if (req && !IS_ERR(req))
+	if (!retval)
 		zfcp_dbf_rec_run_wka("fsowp_1", wka_port, req->req_id);
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ static void zfcp_fsf_close_wka_port_handler(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req)
 int zfcp_fsf_close_wka_port(struct zfcp_fc_wka_port *wka_port)
 {
 	struct zfcp_qdio *qdio = wka_port->adapter->qdio;
-	struct zfcp_fsf_req *req = NULL;
+	struct zfcp_fsf_req *req;
 	int retval = -EIO;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&qdio->req_q_lock);
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ int zfcp_fsf_close_wka_port(struct zfcp_fc_wka_port *wka_port)
 		zfcp_fsf_req_free(req);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&qdio->req_q_lock);
-	if (req && !IS_ERR(req))
+	if (!retval)
 		zfcp_dbf_rec_run_wka("fscwp_1", wka_port, req->req_id);
 	return retval;
 }