diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
index dfcbe54591fb..93e22785a0e0 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chp.c
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ static ssize_t chp_status_write(struct device *dev,
 	if (!num_args)
 		return count;
 
+	/* Wait until previous actions have settled. */
+	css_wait_for_slow_path();
+
 	if (!strncasecmp(cmd, "on", 2) || !strcmp(cmd, "1")) {
 		mutex_lock(&cp->lock);
 		error = s390_vary_chpid(cp->chpid, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
index fc06a4002168..93aa7eabe8b1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
@@ -757,8 +757,6 @@ int chsc_chp_vary(struct chp_id chpid, int on)
 {
 	struct channel_path *chp = chpid_to_chp(chpid);
 
-	/* Wait until previous actions have settled. */
-	css_wait_for_slow_path();
 	/*
 	 * Redo PathVerification on the devices the chpid connects to
 	 */