diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c
index c42f5e25024efab3535094f593004b3180deea17..5d17149a65299c4fd26aa985b4f3a3f0b3e152e5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_core.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ tape_do_io_interruptible(struct tape_device *device,
 				wq,
 				(request->callback == NULL)
 			);
-		} while (rc != -ERESTARTSYS);
+		} while (rc == -ERESTARTSYS);
 
 		DBF_EVENT(3, "IO stopped on %08x\n", device->cdev_id);
 		rc = -ERESTARTSYS;