diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c b/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c
index d2ab3f07c008..8296e6bc229e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/sclp.c
@@ -1208,6 +1208,7 @@ sclp_init(void)
 fail_unregister_reboot_notifier:
 	unregister_reboot_notifier(&sclp_reboot_notifier);
 fail_init_state_uninitialized:
+	list_del(&sclp_state_change_event.list);
 	sclp_init_state = sclp_init_state_uninitialized;
 	free_page((unsigned long) sclp_read_sccb);
 	free_page((unsigned long) sclp_init_sccb);