diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index 23e9227e60fd..d7ca75efb49f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -1385,6 +1385,7 @@ void ccw_device_set_notoper(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 enum io_sch_action {
 	IO_SCH_UNREG,
 	IO_SCH_ORPH_UNREG,
+	IO_SCH_UNREG_CDEV,
 	IO_SCH_ATTACH,
 	IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH,
 	IO_SCH_ORPH_ATTACH,
@@ -1417,7 +1418,7 @@ static enum io_sch_action sch_get_action(struct subchannel *sch)
 	}
 	if ((sch->schib.pmcw.pam & sch->opm) == 0) {
 		if (ccw_device_notify(cdev, CIO_NO_PATH) != NOTIFY_OK)
-			return IO_SCH_UNREG;
+			return IO_SCH_UNREG_CDEV;
 		return IO_SCH_DISC;
 	}
 	if (device_is_disconnected(cdev))
@@ -1479,6 +1480,7 @@ static int io_subchannel_sch_event(struct subchannel *sch, int process)
 	case IO_SCH_ORPH_ATTACH:
 		ccw_device_set_disconnected(cdev);
 		break;
+	case IO_SCH_UNREG_CDEV:
 	case IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH:
 	case IO_SCH_UNREG:
 		if (!cdev)
@@ -1512,6 +1514,7 @@ static int io_subchannel_sch_event(struct subchannel *sch, int process)
 		if (rc)
 			goto out;
 		break;
+	case IO_SCH_UNREG_CDEV:
 	case IO_SCH_UNREG_ATTACH:
 		spin_lock_irqsave(sch->lock, flags);
 		if (cdev->private->flags.resuming) {