diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
index c4d07be6279a..616c60ffcf2c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_aux.c
@@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ int zfcp_adapter_enqueue(struct ccw_device *ccw_device)
 		goto sysfs_failed;
 
 	atomic_clear_mask(ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_REMOVE, &adapter->status);
-	zfcp_fc_nameserver_init(adapter);
 
 	if (!zfcp_adapter_scsi_register(adapter))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c
index 3aeef289fe7c..1fe1e2eda512 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ccw.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Registration and callback for the s390 common I/O layer.
  *
- * Copyright IBM Corporation 2002, 2008
+ * Copyright IBM Corporation 2002, 2009
  */
 
 #define KMSG_COMPONENT "zfcp"
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static int zfcp_ccw_set_online(struct ccw_device *ccw_device)
 	/* initialize request counter */
 	BUG_ON(!zfcp_reqlist_isempty(adapter));
 	adapter->req_no = 0;
+	zfcp_fc_nameserver_init(adapter);
 
 	zfcp_erp_modify_adapter_status(adapter, "ccsonl1", NULL,
 				       ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING, ZFCP_SET);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
index c22c47868550..aab8123c5966 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ static void zfcp_wka_port_offline(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct zfcp_wka_port *wka_port =
 			container_of(dw, struct zfcp_wka_port, work);
 
-	wait_event(wka_port->completion_wq,
-			atomic_read(&wka_port->refcount) == 0);
+	/* Don't wait forvever. If the wka_port is too busy take it offline
+	   through a new call later */
+	if (!wait_event_timeout(wka_port->completion_wq,
+				atomic_read(&wka_port->refcount) == 0,
+				HZ >> 1))
+		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wka_port->mutex);
 	if ((atomic_read(&wka_port->refcount) != 0) ||