diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
index 2ee093ec86e4..2490b741e16a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/device.c
@@ -1250,8 +1250,7 @@ static int io_subchannel_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct ccw_dev_id dev_id;
 
-	cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
-	if (cdev) {
+	if (cio_is_console(sch->schid)) {
 		rc = sysfs_create_group(&sch->dev.kobj,
 					&io_subchannel_attr_group);
 		if (rc)
@@ -1260,13 +1259,13 @@ static int io_subchannel_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 				      "0.%x.%04x (rc=%d)\n",
 				      sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no, rc);
 		/*
-		 * This subchannel already has an associated ccw_device.
+		 * The console subchannel already has an associated ccw_device.
 		 * Throw the delayed uevent for the subchannel, register
-		 * the ccw_device and exit. This happens for all early
-		 * devices, e.g. the console.
+		 * the ccw_device and exit.
 		 */
 		dev_set_uevent_suppress(&sch->dev, 0);
 		kobject_uevent(&sch->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+		cdev = sch_get_cdev(sch);
 		cdev->dev.groups = ccwdev_attr_groups;
 		device_initialize(&cdev->dev);
 		ccw_device_register(cdev);