diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 066f9ea67502..e003e306f870 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -644,17 +644,6 @@ static void zfcp_erp_wakeup(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter)
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->erp_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static int zfcp_erp_adapter_strategy_open_qdio(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
-{
-	struct zfcp_qdio *qdio = act->adapter->qdio;
-
-	if (zfcp_qdio_open(qdio))
-		return ZFCP_ERP_FAILED;
-	init_waitqueue_head(&qdio->req_q_wq);
-	atomic_set_mask(ZFCP_STATUS_ADAPTER_QDIOUP, &act->adapter->status);
-	return ZFCP_ERP_SUCCEEDED;
-}
-
 static void zfcp_erp_enqueue_ptp_port(struct zfcp_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct zfcp_port *port;
@@ -778,7 +767,7 @@ static int zfcp_erp_adapter_strategy_open(struct zfcp_erp_action *act)
 {
 	struct zfcp_adapter *adapter = act->adapter;
 
-	if (zfcp_erp_adapter_strategy_open_qdio(act)) {
+	if (zfcp_qdio_open(adapter->qdio)) {
 		atomic_clear_mask(ZFCP_STATUS_ADAPTER_XCONFIG_OK |
 				  ZFCP_STATUS_ADAPTER_LINK_UNPLUGGED,
 				  &adapter->status);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_qdio.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_qdio.c
index d99c9dc9cfcb..2511f92302dd 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_qdio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_qdio.c
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ static int zfcp_qdio_allocate(struct zfcp_qdio *qdio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	zfcp_qdio_setup_init_data(&init_data, qdio);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&qdio->req_q_wq);
 
 	return qdio_allocate(&init_data);
 }
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ int zfcp_qdio_open(struct zfcp_qdio *qdio)
 	/* set index of first avalable SBALS / number of available SBALS */
 	qdio->req_q_idx = 0;
 	atomic_set(&qdio->req_q_free, QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q);
+	atomic_set_mask(ZFCP_STATUS_ADAPTER_QDIOUP, &qdio->adapter->status);
 
 	return 0;