diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
index 51238e7555bb9d34bcbc23272f265e2769e481d7..8baa9cd3794cdc14a47d1e6f625c1fbd8fe8164c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device_fsm.c
@@ -334,20 +334,29 @@ ccw_device_oper_notify(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	struct subchannel *sch;
 	int ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
 	cdev = priv->cdev;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	ret = (sch->driver && sch->driver->notify) ?
-		sch->driver->notify(&sch->dev, CIO_OPER) : 0;
-	if (!ret)
-		/* Driver doesn't want device back. */
-		ccw_device_do_unreg_rereg(work);
-	else {
+	if (sch->driver && sch->driver->notify) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
+		ret = sch->driver->notify(&sch->dev, CIO_OPER);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
+	} else
+		ret = 0;
+	if (ret) {
 		/* Reenable channel measurements, if needed. */
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
 		cmf_reenable(cdev);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
 		wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
+	if (!ret)
+		/* Driver doesn't want device back. */
+		ccw_device_do_unreg_rereg(work);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -534,15 +543,21 @@ ccw_device_nopath_notify(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ccw_device *cdev;
 	struct subchannel *sch;
 	int ret;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	priv = container_of(work, struct ccw_device_private, kick_work);
 	cdev = priv->cdev;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
 	/* Extra sanity. */
 	if (sch->lpm)
-		return;
-	ret = (sch->driver && sch->driver->notify) ?
-		sch->driver->notify(&sch->dev, CIO_NO_PATH) : 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	if (sch->driver && sch->driver->notify) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
+		ret = sch->driver->notify(&sch->dev, CIO_NO_PATH);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
+	} else
+		ret = 0;
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (get_device(&sch->dev)) {
 			/* Driver doesn't want to keep device. */
@@ -562,6 +577,8 @@ ccw_device_nopath_notify(struct work_struct *work)
 		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
 		wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
 	}
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(cdev->ccwlock, flags);
 }
 
 void
@@ -607,10 +624,13 @@ ccw_device_verify_done(struct ccw_device *cdev, int err)
 	default:
 		/* Reset oper notify indication after verify error. */
 		cdev->private->flags.donotify = 0;
-		PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
-			     ccw_device_nopath_notify);
-		queue_work(ccw_device_notify_work, &cdev->private->kick_work);
-		ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
+		if (cdev->online) {
+			PREPARE_WORK(&cdev->private->kick_work,
+				     ccw_device_nopath_notify);
+			queue_work(ccw_device_notify_work,
+				   &cdev->private->kick_work);
+		} else
+			ccw_device_done(cdev, DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -756,15 +776,22 @@ static void
 ccw_device_online_notoper(struct ccw_device *cdev, enum dev_event dev_event)
 {
 	struct subchannel *sch;
+	int ret;
 
 	sch = to_subchannel(cdev->dev.parent);
-	if (sch->driver->notify &&
-	    sch->driver->notify(&sch->dev, sch->lpm ? CIO_GONE : CIO_NO_PATH)) {
-			ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
-			cdev->private->flags.fake_irb = 0;
-			cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
-			wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
-			return;
+	if (sch->driver->notify) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+		ret = sch->driver->notify(&sch->dev,
+					  sch->lpm ? CIO_GONE : CIO_NO_PATH);
+		spin_lock_irq(cdev->ccwlock);
+	} else
+		ret = 0;
+	if (ret) {
+		ccw_device_set_timeout(cdev, 0);
+		cdev->private->flags.fake_irb = 0;
+		cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+		wake_up(&cdev->private->wait_q);
+		return;
 	}
 	cdev->private->state = DEV_STATE_NOT_OPER;
 	cio_disable_subchannel(sch);