diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3.h
index 49f92ebbc5ad77753f5773206e26869edbb2aef7..bdd45f4dcacecc11b9334c94c717e6cc08b6c84c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3.h
@@ -74,13 +74,15 @@ void qeth_l3_remove_device_attributes(struct device *);
 int qeth_l3_setrouting_v4(struct qeth_card *);
 int qeth_l3_setrouting_v6(struct qeth_card *);
 int qeth_l3_add_ipato_entry(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_ipato_entry *);
-void qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(struct qeth_card *, enum qeth_prot_versions,
-			u8 *, int);
+int qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(struct qeth_card *card,
+			    enum qeth_prot_versions proto, u8 *addr,
+			    int mask_bits);
 int qeth_l3_add_vipa(struct qeth_card *, enum qeth_prot_versions, const u8 *);
-void qeth_l3_del_vipa(struct qeth_card *, enum qeth_prot_versions, const u8 *);
+int qeth_l3_del_vipa(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
+		     const u8 *addr);
 int qeth_l3_add_rxip(struct qeth_card *, enum qeth_prot_versions, const u8 *);
-void qeth_l3_del_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions,
-			const u8 *);
+int qeth_l3_del_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
+		     const u8 *addr);
 void qeth_l3_update_ipato(struct qeth_card *card);
 struct qeth_ipaddr *qeth_l3_get_addr_buffer(enum qeth_prot_versions);
 int qeth_l3_add_ip(struct qeth_card *, struct qeth_ipaddr *);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index 92bcb02671bc420f73d6f587a85a8ba019bdcb5e..b0c888e86cd4a0980ff42e49f06d6022c93f4de7 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -588,10 +588,12 @@ int qeth_l3_add_ipato_entry(struct qeth_card *card,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(struct qeth_card *card,
-		enum qeth_prot_versions proto, u8 *addr, int mask_bits)
+int qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(struct qeth_card *card,
+			    enum qeth_prot_versions proto, u8 *addr,
+			    int mask_bits)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipato_entry *ipatoe, *tmp;
+	int rc = -ENOENT;
 
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "delipato");
 
@@ -606,10 +608,12 @@ void qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(struct qeth_card *card,
 			list_del(&ipatoe->entry);
 			qeth_l3_update_ipato(card);
 			kfree(ipatoe);
+			rc = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -619,7 +623,7 @@ int qeth_l3_add_vipa(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 	      const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *ipaddr;
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	ipaddr = qeth_l3_get_addr_buffer(proto);
 	if (ipaddr) {
@@ -643,7 +647,7 @@ int qeth_l3_add_vipa(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 	if (qeth_l3_ip_from_hash(card, ipaddr))
 		rc = -EEXIST;
 	else
-		qeth_l3_add_ip(card, ipaddr);
+		rc = qeth_l3_add_ip(card, ipaddr);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 
@@ -652,10 +656,11 @@ int qeth_l3_add_vipa(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void qeth_l3_del_vipa(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
-	      const u8 *addr)
+int qeth_l3_del_vipa(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
+		     const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *ipaddr;
+	int rc;
 
 	ipaddr = qeth_l3_get_addr_buffer(proto);
 	if (ipaddr) {
@@ -670,13 +675,14 @@ void qeth_l3_del_vipa(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 		}
 		ipaddr->type = QETH_IP_TYPE_VIPA;
 	} else
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-	qeth_l3_delete_ip(card, ipaddr);
+	rc = qeth_l3_delete_ip(card, ipaddr);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 
 	kfree(ipaddr);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -686,7 +692,7 @@ int qeth_l3_add_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 	      const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *ipaddr;
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc;
 
 	ipaddr = qeth_l3_get_addr_buffer(proto);
 	if (ipaddr) {
@@ -711,7 +717,7 @@ int qeth_l3_add_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 	if (qeth_l3_ip_from_hash(card, ipaddr))
 		rc = -EEXIST;
 	else
-		qeth_l3_add_ip(card, ipaddr);
+		rc = qeth_l3_add_ip(card, ipaddr);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 
@@ -720,10 +726,11 @@ int qeth_l3_add_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void qeth_l3_del_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
-			const u8 *addr)
+int qeth_l3_del_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
+		     const u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *ipaddr;
+	int rc;
 
 	ipaddr = qeth_l3_get_addr_buffer(proto);
 	if (ipaddr) {
@@ -738,13 +745,14 @@ void qeth_l3_del_rxip(struct qeth_card *card, enum qeth_prot_versions proto,
 		}
 		ipaddr->type = QETH_IP_TYPE_RXIP;
 	} else
-		return;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-	qeth_l3_delete_ip(card, ipaddr);
+	rc = qeth_l3_delete_ip(card, ipaddr);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 
 	kfree(ipaddr);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int qeth_l3_register_addr_entry(struct qeth_card *card,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
index 00a10b66c01f6316c934f1ec31311d601b8a418c..f8e74b384980a4c04f04a9997fe7379282d7442a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_hsuid_store(struct device *dev,
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct qeth_ipaddr *addr;
 	char *tmp;
-	int i;
+	int rc, i;
 
 	if (!card)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -343,11 +343,11 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_hsuid_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
-	qeth_l3_add_ip(card, addr);
+	rc = qeth_l3_add_ip(card, addr);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&card->ip_lock);
 	kfree(addr);
 
-	return count;
+	return rc ? rc : count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(hsuid, 0644, qeth_l3_dev_hsuid_show,
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_ipato_del_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	rc = qeth_l3_parse_ipatoe(buf, proto, addr, &mask_bits);
 	if (!rc)
-		qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(card, proto, addr, mask_bits);
+		rc = qeth_l3_del_ipato_entry(card, proto, addr, mask_bits);
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	return rc ? rc : count;
 }
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_vipa_del_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	rc = qeth_l3_parse_vipae(buf, proto, addr);
 	if (!rc)
-		qeth_l3_del_vipa(card, proto, addr);
+		rc = qeth_l3_del_vipa(card, proto, addr);
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	return rc ? rc : count;
 }
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_rxip_del_store(const char *buf, size_t count,
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	rc = qeth_l3_parse_rxipe(buf, proto, addr);
 	if (!rc)
-		qeth_l3_del_rxip(card, proto, addr);
+		rc = qeth_l3_del_rxip(card, proto, addr);
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	return rc ? rc : count;
 }