diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index cf8506d0f185..601d00e09de4 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -1179,6 +1179,20 @@ static int qeth_check_irb_error(struct qeth_card *card, struct ccw_device *cdev,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * qeth_irq() - qeth interrupt handler
+ * @cdev: ccw device
+ * @intparm: expect pointer to iob
+ * @irb: Interruption Response Block
+ *
+ * In the good path:
+ * corresponding qeth channel is locked with last used iob as active_cmd.
+ * But this function is also called for error interrupts.
+ *
+ * Caller ensures that:
+ * Interrupts are disabled; ccw device lock is held;
+ *
+ */
 static void qeth_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long intparm,
 		struct irb *irb)
 {
@@ -1220,11 +1234,10 @@ static void qeth_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long intparm,
 		iob = (struct qeth_cmd_buffer *) (addr_t)intparm;
 	}
 
-	qeth_unlock_channel(card, channel);
-
 	rc = qeth_check_irb_error(card, cdev, irb);
 	if (rc) {
 		/* IO was terminated, free its resources. */
+		qeth_unlock_channel(card, channel);
 		if (iob)
 			qeth_cancel_cmd(iob, rc);
 		return;
@@ -1268,6 +1281,7 @@ static void qeth_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long intparm,
 		rc = qeth_get_problem(card, cdev, irb);
 		if (rc) {
 			card->read_or_write_problem = 1;
+			qeth_unlock_channel(card, channel);
 			if (iob)
 				qeth_cancel_cmd(iob, rc);
 			qeth_clear_ipacmd_list(card);
@@ -1276,6 +1290,26 @@ static void qeth_irq(struct ccw_device *cdev, unsigned long intparm,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (scsw_cmd_is_valid_cc(&irb->scsw) && irb->scsw.cmd.cc == 1 && iob) {
+		/* channel command hasn't started: retry.
+		 * active_cmd is still set to last iob
+		 */
+		QETH_CARD_TEXT(card, 2, "irqcc1");
+		rc = ccw_device_start_timeout(cdev, __ccw_from_cmd(iob),
+					      (addr_t)iob, 0, 0, iob->timeout);
+		if (rc) {
+			QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2,
+					 "ccw retry on %x failed, rc = %i\n",
+					 CARD_DEVID(card), rc);
+			QETH_CARD_TEXT_(card, 2, " err%d", rc);
+			qeth_unlock_channel(card, channel);
+			qeth_cancel_cmd(iob, rc);
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
+	qeth_unlock_channel(card, channel);
+
 	if (iob) {
 		/* sanity check: */
 		if (irb->scsw.cmd.count > iob->length) {