diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
index bab9b34926c6881d1388e6c328aa704b58868613..84c8981317b4602a2695f8eb29f67288eaeceecd 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
@@ -1736,10 +1736,11 @@ lcs_get_control(struct lcs_card *card, struct lcs_cmd *cmd)
 			lcs_schedule_recovery(card);
 			break;
 		case LCS_CMD_STOPLAN:
-			pr_warn("Stoplan for %s initiated by LGW\n",
-				card->dev->name);
-			if (card->dev)
+			if (card->dev) {
+				pr_warn("Stoplan for %s initiated by LGW\n",
+					card->dev->name);
 				netif_carrier_off(card->dev);
+			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			LCS_DBF_TEXT(5, trace, "noLGWcmd");