diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
index e115623b86b2..66e4bdca9d89 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
@@ -224,8 +224,15 @@ static void setup_queues(struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr,
 		setup_queues_misc(q, irq_ptr, qdio_init->input_handler, i);
 
 		q->is_input_q = 1;
-		q->u.in.queue_start_poll = qdio_init->queue_start_poll_array ?
-				qdio_init->queue_start_poll_array[i] : NULL;
+		if (qdio_init->queue_start_poll_array &&
+		    qdio_init->queue_start_poll_array[i]) {
+			q->u.in.queue_start_poll =
+				qdio_init->queue_start_poll_array[i];
+			set_bit(QDIO_QUEUE_IRQS_DISABLED,
+				&q->u.in.queue_irq_state);
+		} else {
+			q->u.in.queue_start_poll = NULL;
+		}
 
 		setup_storage_lists(q, irq_ptr, input_sbal_array, i);
 		input_sbal_array += QDIO_MAX_BUFFERS_PER_Q;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index fdc50543ce9a..37c17ad8ee25 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -6582,9 +6582,6 @@ int qeth_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "qethopen");
 
-	if (qdio_stop_irq(CARD_DDEV(card), 0) < 0)
-		return -EIO;
-
 	card->data.state = CH_STATE_UP;
 	netif_tx_start_all_queues(dev);
 
@@ -6634,6 +6631,8 @@ int qeth_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	napi_disable(&card->napi);
+	qdio_stop_irq(CARD_DDEV(card), 0);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_stop);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
index 9972d96820f3..0bf5e7133229 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l2_main.c
@@ -1567,23 +1567,11 @@ static int qeth_l2_vnicc_makerc(struct qeth_card *card, u16 ipa_rc)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-/* generic VNICC request call back control */
-struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl {
-	struct {
-		union{
-			u32 *sup_cmds;
-			u32 *timeout;
-		};
-	} result;
-};
-
 /* generic VNICC request call back */
 static int qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 				    struct qeth_reply *reply,
 				    unsigned long data)
 {
-	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl *cbctl =
-		(struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl *) reply->param;
 	struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) data;
 	struct qeth_ipacmd_vnicc *rep = &cmd->data.vnicc;
 	u32 sub_cmd = cmd->data.vnicc.hdr.sub_command;
@@ -1596,9 +1584,9 @@ static int qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 	card->options.vnicc.cur_chars = rep->vnicc_cmds.enabled;
 
 	if (sub_cmd == IPA_VNICC_QUERY_CMDS)
-		*cbctl->result.sup_cmds = rep->data.query_cmds.sup_cmds;
+		*(u32 *)reply->param = rep->data.query_cmds.sup_cmds;
 	else if (sub_cmd == IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT)
-		*cbctl->result.timeout = rep->data.getset_timeout.timeout;
+		*(u32 *)reply->param = rep->data.getset_timeout.timeout;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1639,7 +1627,6 @@ static int qeth_l2_vnicc_query_chars(struct qeth_card *card)
 static int qeth_l2_vnicc_query_cmds(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnic_char,
 				    u32 *sup_cmds)
 {
-	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl cbctl;
 	struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccqcm");
@@ -1650,10 +1637,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_vnicc_query_cmds(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnic_char,
 
 	__ipa_cmd(iob)->data.vnicc.data.query_cmds.vnic_char = vnic_char;
 
-	/* prepare callback control */
-	cbctl.result.sup_cmds = sup_cmds;
-
-	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb, &cbctl);
+	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb, sup_cmds);
 }
 
 /* VNICC enable/disable characteristic request */
@@ -1677,7 +1661,6 @@ static int qeth_l2_vnicc_getset_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc,
 					u32 cmd, u32 *timeout)
 {
 	struct qeth_vnicc_getset_timeout *getset_timeout;
-	struct _qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cbctl cbctl;
 	struct qeth_cmd_buffer *iob;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "vniccgst");
@@ -1692,11 +1675,7 @@ static int qeth_l2_vnicc_getset_timeout(struct qeth_card *card, u32 vnicc,
 	if (cmd == IPA_VNICC_SET_TIMEOUT)
 		getset_timeout->timeout = *timeout;
 
-	/* prepare callback control */
-	if (cmd == IPA_VNICC_GET_TIMEOUT)
-		cbctl.result.timeout = timeout;
-
-	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb, &cbctl);
+	return qeth_send_ipa_cmd(card, iob, qeth_l2_vnicc_request_cb, timeout);
 }
 
 /* set current VNICC flag state; called from sysfs store function */