diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index b577c8f7e346..f5c51cfbf3ad 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -1680,6 +1680,7 @@ void dasd_int_handler(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long intparm,
 	unsigned long now;
 	int nrf_suppressed = 0;
 	int fp_suppressed = 0;
+	struct request *req;
 	u8 *sense = NULL;
 	int expires;
 
@@ -1780,7 +1781,12 @@ void dasd_int_handler(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long intparm,
 	}
 
 	if (dasd_ese_needs_format(cqr->block, irb)) {
-		if (rq_data_dir((struct request *)cqr->callback_data) == READ) {
+		req = dasd_get_callback_data(cqr);
+		if (!req) {
+			cqr->status = DASD_CQR_ERROR;
+			return;
+		}
+		if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
 			device->discipline->ese_read(cqr, irb);
 			cqr->status = DASD_CQR_SUCCESS;
 			cqr->stopclk = now;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index ad44d22e8859..d046b48bf6d7 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -3088,7 +3088,7 @@ dasd_eckd_ese_format(struct dasd_device *startdev, struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr,
 	sector_t curr_trk;
 	int rc;
 
-	req = cqr->callback_data;
+	req = dasd_get_callback_data(cqr);
 	block = cqr->block;
 	base = block->base;
 	private = base->private;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
index fa552f9f1666..5c0134f07839 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
@@ -723,6 +723,18 @@ dasd_check_blocksize(int bsize)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * return the callback data of the original request in case there are
+ * ERP requests build on top of it
+ */
+static inline void *dasd_get_callback_data(struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
+{
+	while (cqr->refers)
+		cqr = cqr->refers;
+
+	return cqr->callback_data;
+}
+
 /* externals in dasd.c */
 #define DASD_PROFILE_OFF	 0
 #define DASD_PROFILE_ON 	 1