diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
index ed92fb09fc8e..76b802cf2f0b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
@@ -1712,6 +1712,9 @@ static void ap_scan_bus(struct work_struct *unused)
 		ap_dev->queue_depth = queue_depth;
 		ap_dev->raw_hwtype = device_type;
 		ap_dev->device_type = device_type;
+		/* CEX6 toleration: map to CEX5 */
+		if (device_type == AP_DEVICE_TYPE_CEX6)
+			ap_dev->device_type = AP_DEVICE_TYPE_CEX5;
 		ap_dev->functions = device_functions;
 		spin_lock_init(&ap_dev->lock);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ap_dev->pendingq);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.h b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.h
index d7fdf5c024d7..fd66d2c450d5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static inline int ap_test_bit(unsigned int *ptr, unsigned int nr)
 #define AP_DEVICE_TYPE_CEX3C	9
 #define AP_DEVICE_TYPE_CEX4	10
 #define AP_DEVICE_TYPE_CEX5	11
+#define AP_DEVICE_TYPE_CEX6	12
 
 /*
  * Known function facilities