diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index 6c815207f4f50470c1a0fea8992183aa67f69e37..3614df68830f8f6a4abd756c52ca4e1e72e8e1d1 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -5386,6 +5386,13 @@ int qeth_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_poll);
 
+static int qeth_setassparms_inspect_rc(struct qeth_ipa_cmd *cmd)
+{
+	if (!cmd->hdr.return_code)
+		cmd->hdr.return_code = cmd->data.setassparms.hdr.return_code;
+	return cmd->hdr.return_code;
+}
+
 int qeth_setassparms_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 			struct qeth_reply *reply, unsigned long data)
 {
@@ -6242,7 +6249,7 @@ static int qeth_ipa_checksum_run_cmd_cb(struct qeth_card *card,
 				(struct qeth_checksum_cmd *)reply->param;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 4, "chkdoccb");
-	if (cmd->hdr.return_code)
+	if (qeth_setassparms_inspect_rc(cmd))
 		return 0;
 
 	memset(chksum_cb, 0, sizeof(*chksum_cb));