diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
index 242b05f644eb..468cada49e72 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core.h
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ extern const struct attribute_group qeth_device_blkt_group;
 extern const struct device_type qeth_generic_devtype;
 
 const char *qeth_get_cardname_short(struct qeth_card *);
-int qeth_realloc_buffer_pool(struct qeth_card *, int);
+int qeth_resize_buffer_pool(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned int count);
 int qeth_core_load_discipline(struct qeth_card *, enum qeth_discipline_id);
 void qeth_core_free_discipline(struct qeth_card *);
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index ceab3d0c4dfa..6d3f2f14b414 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -275,18 +275,57 @@ static int qeth_alloc_buffer_pool(struct qeth_card *card)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int qeth_realloc_buffer_pool(struct qeth_card *card, int bufcnt)
+int qeth_resize_buffer_pool(struct qeth_card *card, unsigned int count)
 {
+	unsigned int buf_elements = QETH_MAX_BUFFER_ELEMENTS(card);
+	struct qeth_qdio_buffer_pool *pool = &card->qdio.init_pool;
+	struct qeth_buffer_pool_entry *entry, *tmp;
+	int delta = count - pool->buf_count;
+	LIST_HEAD(entries);
+
 	QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "realcbp");
 
-	/* TODO: steel/add buffers from/to a running card's buffer pool (?) */
-	qeth_clear_working_pool_list(card);
-	qeth_free_buffer_pool(card);
-	card->qdio.in_buf_pool.buf_count = bufcnt;
-	card->qdio.init_pool.buf_count = bufcnt;
-	return qeth_alloc_buffer_pool(card);
+	/* Defer until queue is allocated: */
+	if (!card->qdio.in_q)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Remove entries from the pool: */
+	while (delta < 0) {
+		entry = list_first_entry(&pool->entry_list,
+					 struct qeth_buffer_pool_entry,
+					 init_list);
+		list_del(&entry->init_list);
+		qeth_free_pool_entry(entry);
+
+		delta++;
+	}
+
+	/* Allocate additional entries: */
+	while (delta > 0) {
+		entry = qeth_alloc_pool_entry(buf_elements);
+		if (!entry) {
+			list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &entries,
+						 init_list) {
+				list_del(&entry->init_list);
+				qeth_free_pool_entry(entry);
+			}
+
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		list_add(&entry->init_list, &entries);
+
+		delta--;
+	}
+
+	list_splice(&entries, &pool->entry_list);
+
+out:
+	card->qdio.in_buf_pool.buf_count = count;
+	pool->buf_count = count;
+	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_realloc_buffer_pool);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qeth_resize_buffer_pool);
 
 static void qeth_free_qdio_queue(struct qeth_qdio_q *q)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
index 2bd9993aa60b..78cae61bc924 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_sys.c
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_bufcnt_store(struct device *dev,
 		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct qeth_card *card = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	unsigned int cnt;
 	char *tmp;
-	int cnt, old_cnt;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&card->conf_mutex);
@@ -257,13 +257,12 @@ static ssize_t qeth_dev_bufcnt_store(struct device *dev,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	old_cnt = card->qdio.in_buf_pool.buf_count;
 	cnt = simple_strtoul(buf, &tmp, 10);
 	cnt = (cnt < QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MIN) ? QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MIN :
 		((cnt > QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MAX) ? QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MAX : cnt);
-	if (old_cnt != cnt) {
-		rc = qeth_realloc_buffer_pool(card, cnt);
-	}
+
+	rc = qeth_resize_buffer_pool(card, cnt);
+
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&card->conf_mutex);
 	return rc ? rc : count;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
index 29f2517d2a31..a3d1c3bdfadb 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_sys.c
@@ -206,12 +206,11 @@ static ssize_t qeth_l3_dev_sniffer_store(struct device *dev,
 		qdio_get_ssqd_desc(CARD_DDEV(card), &card->ssqd);
 		if (card->ssqd.qdioac2 & CHSC_AC2_SNIFFER_AVAILABLE) {
 			card->options.sniffer = i;
-			if (card->qdio.init_pool.buf_count !=
-					QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MAX)
-				qeth_realloc_buffer_pool(card,
-					QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MAX);
-		} else
+			qeth_resize_buffer_pool(card, QETH_IN_BUF_COUNT_MAX);
+		} else {
 			rc = -EPERM;
+		}
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		rc = -EINVAL;