diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
index 88e35d85d205f7c21de1f81860865386a7845289..8ee88c4ebd83e8dcdd78f45a2adc8500205e850b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/cio.c
@@ -342,8 +342,9 @@ static int cio_check_config(struct subchannel *sch, struct schib *schib)
  */
 int cio_commit_config(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	struct schib schib;
 	int ccode, retry, ret = 0;
+	struct schib schib;
+	struct irb irb;
 
 	if (stsch_err(sch->schid, &schib) || !css_sch_is_valid(&schib))
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -367,7 +368,10 @@ int cio_commit_config(struct subchannel *sch)
 			ret = -EAGAIN;
 			break;
 		case 1: /* status pending */
-			return -EBUSY;
+			ret = -EBUSY;
+			if (tsch(sch->schid, &irb))
+				return ret;
+			break;
 		case 2: /* busy */
 			udelay(100); /* allow for recovery */
 			ret = -EBUSY;
@@ -403,7 +407,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cio_update_schib);
  */
 int cio_enable_subchannel(struct subchannel *sch, u32 intparm)
 {
-	int retry;
 	int ret;
 
 	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(2, "ensch");
@@ -418,20 +421,14 @@ int cio_enable_subchannel(struct subchannel *sch, u32 intparm)
 	sch->config.isc = sch->isc;
 	sch->config.intparm = intparm;
 
-	for (retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
+	ret = cio_commit_config(sch);
+	if (ret == -EIO) {
+		/*
+		 * Got a program check in msch. Try without
+		 * the concurrent sense bit the next time.
+		 */
+		sch->config.csense = 0;
 		ret = cio_commit_config(sch);
-		if (ret == -EIO) {
-			/*
-			 * Got a program check in msch. Try without
-			 * the concurrent sense bit the next time.
-			 */
-			sch->config.csense = 0;
-		} else if (ret == -EBUSY) {
-			struct irb irb;
-			if (tsch(sch->schid, &irb) != 0)
-				break;
-		} else
-			break;
 	}
 	CIO_HEX_EVENT(2, &ret, sizeof(ret));
 	return ret;
@@ -444,7 +441,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cio_enable_subchannel);
  */
 int cio_disable_subchannel(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	int retry;
 	int ret;
 
 	CIO_TRACE_EVENT(2, "dissch");
@@ -456,16 +452,8 @@ int cio_disable_subchannel(struct subchannel *sch)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	sch->config.ena = 0;
+	ret = cio_commit_config(sch);
 
-	for (retry = 0; retry < 3; retry++) {
-		ret = cio_commit_config(sch);
-		if (ret == -EBUSY) {
-			struct irb irb;
-			if (tsch(sch->schid, &irb) != 0)
-				break;
-		} else
-			break;
-	}
 	CIO_HEX_EVENT(2, &ret, sizeof(ret));
 	return ret;
 }