diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c b/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
index d6469baa7e16..72118ee68954 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/smsgiucv.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ smsg_init(void)
 		driver_unregister(&smsg_driver);
 		return -EIO;	/* better errno ? */
 	}
-	rc = iucv_connect (&smsg_pathid, 1, 0, "*MSG    ", 0, 0, 0, 0,
+	rc = iucv_connect (&smsg_pathid, 255, 0, "*MSG    ", 0, 0, 0, 0,
 			   smsg_handle, 0);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "SMSGIUCV: failed to connect to *MSG");