diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
index 78f1be41b05e3fb2cc5c91b31e0ec00877735851..034528a5453ec4b058b86c65f513037371a4e37d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_setup.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static int __qdio_allocate_qs(struct qdio_q **irq_ptr_qs, int nr_queues)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		irq_ptr_qs[i] = q;
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->entry);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ static void setup_queues_misc(struct qdio_q *q, struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr,
 	q->mask = 1 << (31 - i);
 	q->nr = i;
 	q->handler = handler;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->entry);
 }
 
 static void setup_storage_lists(struct qdio_q *q, struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_thinint.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_thinint.c
index 07dea602205bdf2a18bfe85fad5888cf2f91b4dd..6d1c1bc9ae73a108281ec7c9fb1aec4222a863e5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_thinint.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_thinint.c
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ void tiqdio_remove_input_queues(struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr)
 	struct qdio_q *q;
 
 	q = irq_ptr->input_qs[0];
-	/* if establish triggered an error */
-	if (!q || !q->entry.prev || !q->entry.next)
+	if (!q)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&tiq_list_lock);
 	list_del_rcu(&q->entry);
 	mutex_unlock(&tiq_list_lock);
 	synchronize_rcu();
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->entry);
 }
 
 static inline int has_multiple_inq_on_dsci(struct qdio_irq *irq_ptr)