diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 15cca26ccb6c4ff1cbde51c60259a7ec95471718..c78074c6cc1d88e4a7237afe4f286808981f771a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ static inline int pcpu_running(struct pcpu *pcpu)
 	if (__pcpu_sigp(pcpu->address, sigp_sense_running,
 			0, &pcpu->status) != sigp_status_stored)
 		return 1;
-	/* Check for running status */
-	return !(pcpu->status & 0x400);
+	/* Status stored condition code is equivalent to cpu not running. */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*