diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
index 63422c13c7da..0bcd5806bd9a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		atomic_set_mask(ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_INUSE,
 				&zfcp_sdev->status);
 		erp_action = &zfcp_sdev->erp_action;
+		memset(erp_action, 0, sizeof(struct zfcp_erp_action));
+		erp_action->port = port;
+		erp_action->sdev = sdev;
 		if (!(atomic_read(&zfcp_sdev->status) &
 		      ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING))
 			act_status |= ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_CLOSE_ONLY;
@@ -202,6 +205,8 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		zfcp_erp_action_dismiss_port(port);
 		atomic_set_mask(ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_INUSE, &port->status);
 		erp_action = &port->erp_action;
+		memset(erp_action, 0, sizeof(struct zfcp_erp_action));
+		erp_action->port = port;
 		if (!(atomic_read(&port->status) & ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING))
 			act_status |= ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_CLOSE_ONLY;
 		break;
@@ -211,6 +216,7 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		zfcp_erp_action_dismiss_adapter(adapter);
 		atomic_set_mask(ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_ERP_INUSE, &adapter->status);
 		erp_action = &adapter->erp_action;
+		memset(erp_action, 0, sizeof(struct zfcp_erp_action));
 		if (!(atomic_read(&adapter->status) &
 		      ZFCP_STATUS_COMMON_RUNNING))
 			act_status |= ZFCP_STATUS_ERP_CLOSE_ONLY;
@@ -220,10 +226,7 @@ static struct zfcp_erp_action *zfcp_erp_setup_act(int need, u32 act_status,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	memset(erp_action, 0, sizeof(struct zfcp_erp_action));
 	erp_action->adapter = adapter;
-	erp_action->port = port;
-	erp_action->sdev = sdev;
 	erp_action->action = need;
 	erp_action->status = act_status;