diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
index e4b11afbbc9fcc..0fd663b23d767c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
@@ -1400,11 +1400,14 @@ lcs_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long intparm, struct irb *irb)
 		PRINT_WARN("check on device %s, dstat=0x%X, cstat=0x%X \n",
 			    cdev->dev.bus_id, dstat, cstat);
 		if (rc) {
-			lcs_schedule_recovery(card);
-			wake_up(&card->wait_q);
-			return;
+			channel->state = LCS_CH_STATE_ERROR;
 		}
 	}
+	if (channel->state == LCS_CH_STATE_ERROR) {
+		lcs_schedule_recovery(card);
+		wake_up(&card->wait_q);
+		return;
+	}
 	/* How far in the ccw chain have we processed? */
 	if ((channel->state != LCS_CH_STATE_INIT) &&
 	    (irb->scsw.fctl & SCSW_FCTL_START_FUNC)) {
@@ -1708,6 +1711,8 @@ lcs_stopcard(struct lcs_card *card)
 
 	if (card->read.state != LCS_CH_STATE_STOPPED &&
 	    card->write.state != LCS_CH_STATE_STOPPED &&
+	    card->read.state != LCS_CH_STATE_ERROR &&
+	    card->write.state != LCS_CH_STATE_ERROR &&
 	    card->state == DEV_STATE_UP) {
 		lcs_clear_multicast_list(card);
 		rc = lcs_send_stoplan(card,LCS_INITIATOR_TCPIP);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.h b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.h
index 0e1e4a0a88f04f..8976fb0b070a73 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ enum lcs_channel_states {
 	LCS_CH_STATE_RUNNING,
 	LCS_CH_STATE_SUSPENDED,
 	LCS_CH_STATE_CLEARED,
+	LCS_CH_STATE_ERROR,
 };
 
 /**