diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index 25d7ce2094f8..4e80c211ba47 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -476,8 +476,11 @@ static struct ap_queue_status vfio_ap_irq_enable(struct vfio_ap_queue *q,
 		break;
 	case AP_RESPONSE_OTHERWISE_CHANGED:
 		/* We could not modify IRQ settings: clear new configuration */
+		ret = kvm_s390_gisc_unregister(kvm, isc);
+		if (ret)
+			VFIO_AP_DBF_WARN("%s: kvm_s390_gisc_unregister: rc=%d isc=%d, apqn=%#04x\n",
+					 __func__, ret, isc, q->apqn);
 		vfio_unpin_pages(&q->matrix_mdev->vdev, nib, 1);
-		kvm_s390_gisc_unregister(kvm, isc);
 		break;
 	default:
 		pr_warn("%s: apqn %04x: response: %02x\n", __func__, q->apqn,