diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 77cdb4fc7721eb506165a77ee7b2e6fad277023d..4d8826fec6f4038deb00ce9ab67f2fc2dda9e24a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ int qeth_l3_delete_ip(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_ipaddr *tmp_addr)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
 	addr->ref_counter--;
-	if (addr->ref_counter > 0 && (addr->type == QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL ||
-				      addr->type == QETH_IP_TYPE_RXIP))
+	if (addr->type == QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL && addr->ref_counter > 0)
 		return rc;
 	if (addr->in_progress)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
@@ -246,9 +245,8 @@ int qeth_l3_add_ip(struct qeth_card *card, struct qeth_ipaddr *tmp_addr)
 			kfree(addr);
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (addr->type == QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL ||
-		    addr->type == QETH_IP_TYPE_RXIP)
-			addr->ref_counter++;
+			if (addr->type == QETH_IP_TYPE_NORMAL)
+				addr->ref_counter++;
 	}
 
 	return rc;