diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
index 59eb5e6d9c79..6cd41086f23e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
@@ -38,26 +38,30 @@ int vfio_ccw_sch_quiesce(struct subchannel *sch)
 	if (ret != -EBUSY)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	iretry = 255;
 	do {
-		iretry = 255;
 
 		ret = cio_cancel_halt_clear(sch, &iretry);
-		while (ret == -EBUSY) {
-			/*
-			 * Flush all I/O and wait for
-			 * cancel/halt/clear completion.
-			 */
-			private->completion = &completion;
-			spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
 
+		if (ret == -EIO) {
+			pr_err("vfio_ccw: could not quiesce subchannel 0.%x.%04x!\n",
+			       sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Flush all I/O and wait for
+		 * cancel/halt/clear completion.
+		 */
+		private->completion = &completion;
+		spin_unlock_irq(sch->lock);
+
+		if (ret == -EBUSY)
 			wait_for_completion_timeout(&completion, 3*HZ);
 
-			private->completion = NULL;
-			flush_workqueue(vfio_ccw_work_q);
-			spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
-			ret = cio_cancel_halt_clear(sch, &iretry);
-		};
-
+		private->completion = NULL;
+		flush_workqueue(vfio_ccw_work_q);
+		spin_lock_irq(sch->lock);
 		ret = cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
 	} while (ret == -EBUSY);
 out_unlock: