diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index c0f551602a5a7af2b6bd5d295e56f310f69724de..7d51be6665cc14763dcd078f056230df6c0f7ece 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ void qeth_clear_ipacmd_list(struct qeth_card *card)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(iob, &card->cmd_waiter_list, list)
-		qeth_notify_cmd(iob, -EIO);
+		qeth_notify_cmd(iob, -ECANCELED);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_clear_ipacmd_list);