diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
index 4fe9531fb128..940e725bde1e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.c
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(chsc_determine_channel_path_desc);
 int chsc_determine_base_channel_path_desc(struct chp_id chpid,
 					  struct channel_path_desc *desc)
 {
-	struct chsc_response_struct *chsc_resp;
 	struct chsc_scpd *scpd_area;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -950,8 +949,8 @@ int chsc_determine_base_channel_path_desc(struct chp_id chpid,
 	ret = chsc_determine_channel_path_desc(chpid, 0, 0, 0, 0, scpd_area);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
-	chsc_resp = (void *)&scpd_area->response;
-	memcpy(desc, &chsc_resp->data, sizeof(*desc));
+
+	memcpy(desc, scpd_area->data, sizeof(*desc));
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chsc_page_lock, flags);
 	return ret;
@@ -960,7 +959,6 @@ out:
 int chsc_determine_fmt1_channel_path_desc(struct chp_id chpid,
 					  struct channel_path_desc_fmt1 *desc)
 {
-	struct chsc_response_struct *chsc_resp;
 	struct chsc_scpd *scpd_area;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -970,8 +968,8 @@ int chsc_determine_fmt1_channel_path_desc(struct chp_id chpid,
 	ret = chsc_determine_channel_path_desc(chpid, 0, 1, 1, 0, scpd_area);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
-	chsc_resp = (void *)&scpd_area->response;
-	memcpy(desc, &chsc_resp->data, sizeof(*desc));
+
+	memcpy(desc, scpd_area->data, sizeof(*desc));
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chsc_page_lock, flags);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h
index 0de134c3a204..67c87b6e63ec 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/chsc.h
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ struct chsc_scpd {
 	u32 last_chpid:8;
 	u32 zeroes1;
 	struct chsc_header response;
-	u8 data[PAGE_SIZE - 20];
-} __attribute__ ((packed));
+	u32:32;
+	u8 data[0];
+} __packed;
 
 struct chsc_sda_area {
 	struct chsc_header request;