diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
index 4691a3c35d72..c2d4ea74e0d0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_3990_erp.c
@@ -2436,7 +2436,7 @@ static struct dasd_ccw_req *dasd_3990_erp_add_erp(struct dasd_ccw_req *cqr)
 	erp->block    = cqr->block;
 	erp->magic    = cqr->magic;
 	erp->expires  = cqr->expires;
-	erp->retries  = 256;
+	erp->retries  = device->default_retries;
 	erp->buildclk = get_tod_clock();
 	erp->status = DASD_CQR_FILLED;