diff --git a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/ev-layer.c b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/ev-layer.c
index 624a8256a77f2a3aa59212726e9709724ab49ca1..685638ac1161ee3f6e7cb1ba194cbab01bc01bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/gigaset/ev-layer.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/gigaset/ev-layer.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ struct reply_t gigaset_tab_nocid[] =
 								  ACT_INIT} },
 	{RSP_OK,	121, 121, -1,			  0,  0, {ACT_GOTVER,
 								  ACT_INIT} },
+	{RSP_NONE,	121, 121, -1,			120,  0, {ACT_GETSTRING} },
 
 /* leave dle mode */
 	{RSP_INIT,	  0,   0, SEQ_DLE0,		201,  5, {0},	"^SDLE=0\r"},
@@ -1314,8 +1315,9 @@ static void do_action(int action, struct cardstate *cs,
 		s = ev->ptr;
 
 		if (!strcmp(s, "OK")) {
+			/* OK without version string: assume old response */
 			*p_genresp = 1;
-			*p_resp_code = RSP_ERROR;
+			*p_resp_code = RSP_NONE;
 			break;
 		}