diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_main.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_main.c
index b200f27489a706bb6e9af36fd9d121b1cafef42c..da969789936d5d993450d8b85fff80f37d8ff4c5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio_main.c
@@ -1375,13 +1375,10 @@ int qdio_establish(struct qdio_initialize *init_data)
 	ccw_device_set_options_mask(cdev, 0);
 
 	rc = ccw_device_start(cdev, &irq_ptr->ccw, QDIO_DOING_ESTABLISH, 0, 0);
+	spin_unlock_irq(get_ccwdev_lock(cdev));
 	if (rc) {
 		DBF_ERROR("%4x est IO ERR", irq_ptr->schid.sch_no);
 		DBF_ERROR("rc:%4x", rc);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(get_ccwdev_lock(cdev));
-
-	if (rc) {
 		mutex_unlock(&irq_ptr->setup_mutex);
 		qdio_shutdown(cdev, QDIO_FLAG_CLEANUP_USING_CLEAR);
 		return rc;
@@ -1447,14 +1444,12 @@ int qdio_activate(struct ccw_device *cdev)
 
 	rc = ccw_device_start(cdev, &irq_ptr->ccw, QDIO_DOING_ACTIVATE,
 			      0, DOIO_DENY_PREFETCH);
+	spin_unlock_irq(get_ccwdev_lock(cdev));
 	if (rc) {
 		DBF_ERROR("%4x act IO ERR", irq_ptr->schid.sch_no);
 		DBF_ERROR("rc:%4x", rc);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(get_ccwdev_lock(cdev));
-
-	if (rc)
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (is_thinint_irq(irq_ptr))
 		tiqdio_add_input_queues(irq_ptr);